State v. Scott

207 P.3d 495 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Richard Roy SCOTT, Appellant.

No. 36846-3-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 27, 2009.

Dana M. Lind, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

David John Burke, Attorney at Law, South Bend, WA, for Respondent.

HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Richard Roy Scott appeals the superior court's denial of his motion to withdraw his third-degree child-rape Alford[1] plea. He argues that the court erred (1) in denying his motion as untimely; and (2) in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine the credibility of recent recantations…