Legal Opinion
Robert E. Larson v. State of Washington
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 28, 2016No. 33179-2-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lawrence-Berrey, A.C.J.
¶1 — The wrongly convicted persons act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW, provides statutory compensation for wrongly convicted persons who prove they are actually innocent. To receive compensation, a claimant must prove six elements by clear and convincing evidence.
¶2 Robert Larson, Tyler Gassman, and Paul Statler (the claimants) appeal the trial court’s decision that they failed to establish the fourth and fifth elements of their WCPA claims. We interpret the fourth WCPA element (significant new exculpatory information) liberally, to reflect the remedial purpose of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
- State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
- Berger v. SonnelandWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
- PAUL KAMIENSKI VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENTOF TREASURY(L-2106-10, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- Robert E. Larson v. State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
- Ezequiel Apolo-albino, V. State Of WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2023
- Larson v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 2016
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