Personal Restraint Petition Of: Ernest Dale Benson, Jr

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two April 28, 2026 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of: No. 61316-6-II ERNEST DALE BENSON, JR., PUBLISHED OPINION Petitioner. MAXA, P.J. – In this personal restraint petition (PRP), Ernest Dale Benson, Jr. seeks relief from a Department of Corrections (DOC) decision ordering him to return to prison based on an alleged miscalculation of earned release time (ERT). In 1995, Benson pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated first degree murder. After a resentencing in 2024, the…