Legal Opinion
State v. Blank
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 1997No. 63839-0PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
Defendants Blank and LeBlanc raise numerous challenges to the constitutionality of RCW 10.73.160, which allows an appellate court to order convicted indigent defendants to pay appellate costs, including the fees for appointed counsel. We find that the statute is constitutional and that it applies in Defendants’ cases. We affirm the Court of Appeals decision in State v. Blank, and we grant the State’s request for costs in State v. LeBlanc.
On July 29, 1993, Petitioner Blank was convicted of second degree manslaughter. The court found he was indigent; accordingly, he appealed at public expense,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Fuller v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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