In re the Personal Restraint of Bratz

Douglas Bratz seeks relief from personal restraint imposed following his 1987 acquittal by reason of insanity of one count of first degree robbery, contending that the facts supported only a charge of second degree *665robbery. Since his acquittal, Bratz has been committed by court order to Western State Hospital, where he may remain for a term no longer than the maximum penal sentence allowed if he had been convicted. RCW 10.77.025-(1). First degree robbery carries a maximum life sentence; second degree robbery carries a 10-year maximum sentence. Thus, he concludes, a reversal of the original…