State v. Lopez

This opinion was filed for record FIITE IN CLERKS OFFICE at^. dllU on f^b • 1^^ 21)1^ lUPREie coim,snoE OF wasioiaTQfi 1 LAMA-i , /'If/ CHIEF JUSTKE SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 94418-1 Respondent, V. EN BANC OSCAR RAUL LOPEZ, Petitioner. Filed FEB I 5 21 GORDON McCLOUD, J.—The trial court found that Oscar Lopez's lawyer was "fairly obvious[ly]" "severely handicapped" by depression during the pretrial and trial phases of Lopez's case.' That finding was supported by the trial court's own observations ofdefense…