State v. Hubbard

Sweeney, A.C.J.

A plea must be voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently entered. An Alford} plea is by definition equivocal. It is nonetheless acceptable if factually supported. In re Personal Restraint of Montoya, 109 Wn.2d 270, 280-82, 744 P.2d 340 (1987). Here, Josh J. Hubbard attempted to enter a plea to first degree theft other than with a firearm, a crime charged in the information along with second degree robbery. The court refused Mr. Hubbard’s Alford plea because of the serious nature of the charge and Mr. Hubbard’s refusal to accept responsibility for his crime. The question before…