Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1986No. 51495-0PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
In this criminal case filed by the Attorney General pursuant to RCW 43.10.232, we are asked to decide if the State or the County is responsible for the indigent defendant's attorney and expert witness fees. We hold the State responsible for these costs.
This controversy arose on November 9, 1984, when the Attorney General charged Noyes Russell Howard (Noyes) with the first degree murder of his wife, Donna Howard. Donna was killed in 1975, at which time the Yakima County Sheriffs Department concluded that her death was accidental. The purported cause of death was a kick to the head by a horse.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thurston County v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- City of Seattle v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. AgrenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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