In re the Personal Restraint of Fleming
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtIrelajnid, J.
— In this personal restraint petition, Jon Royal Fleming claims that in light of two psychological evaluations, he should have been afforded a competency hearing before the entry of his guilty plea. Finding that counsel was ineffective in failing to apprise the court that defendant’s competence was in doubt following psychological evaluations, we reverse the Court of Appeals, grant the personal restraint petition (PRP) of Jon Royal Fleming, vacate the guilty plea and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
Jon Royal Fleming, an inmate at Washington State Penitentiary since 1996, is serving a…
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