Legal Opinion

In re the Personal Restraint of Evans

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 23, 1982No. 4370-3-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C.J.

Samuel Pietro Evans seeks relief from a Franklin County conviction of escape based upon his plea *331of guilty on August 15, 1975.

Mr. Evans asks that we vacate his conviction and dismiss the charge against him on the grounds: (1) his plea was coerced and (2) he could not have been guilty of escape because the facility from which he escaped was not the kind of facility covered by the relevant escape statute.

Despite Mr. Evans' complaint that he was not able to discuss the matter with his counsel and that his counsel did not assist him, in answer to the court's question of whether he was ready to…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. NewtonWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  2. In Re the Personal Restraint of KeeneWashington Supreme Court · 1981
  3. In Re the Personal Restraint of TaylorCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
  4. In Re the Personal Restraint of TeemsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. RigsbyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
  2. State Of Washington v. Zakee Jordan ShakirCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2020

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