State v. Brasel
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtReed, C.J.
Defendant Ray J. Brasel appeals an order committing him, as a criminally insane person, to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services. We reverse.
Defendant was arrested after attempting to cash a $50 check he took from the Sequim Post Office. He was charged with uttering a forged instrument in violation of RCW 9A.60.020(l)(b), a class C felony. After a preliminary hearing at which defendant's trial attorney questioned his competency to stand trial, the court temporarily committed defendant, pursuant to RCW 10.77.060, to Western State Hospital for psychiatric…
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