Legal Opinion

State v. Webbe

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 26, 2004No. 51733-3-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

94 P.3d 994 (2004)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Roy E. WEBBE, Appellant.

No. 51733-3-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 26, 2004.

Harlan R. Dorfman, David B. Koch, Nielsen Broman & Koch, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Lee D. Yates, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

ELLINGTON, A.C.J.

In this unusual case, defense attorneys waived attorney-client privilege in competency proceedings, without their client's consent. We hold that under the circumstances, this grievous error did not result in a breakdown in the adversarial process such that prejudice should be…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Daniel Eugene Frazer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

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