State v. Zillyette

¶1 The superior court found Brenda Zillyette guilty of controlled substance homicide. Zillyette challenged the sufficiency of the information for the first time on direct appeal. Because the Court of Appeals failed to first determine the adequacy of the information and went directly to an evaluation of prejudice, we grant Zillyette’s petition for review in part and remand to the Court of Appeals to properly evaluate the information under State v. Kjorsvik, 117 Wn.2d 93, 812 P.2d 86 (1991).

¶2 In April 2009, Rick Green found his son, Austin Burrows, lying lifeless in his bedroom. He had died…