Gillespie v. State

In a personal restraint petition, filed pursuant to RAP 16.3 et seq., Julius Lee Gillespie asserts that the Superior Court for Pierce County acted unlawfully in revoking his probation after the termination date of that probation. The petition raises two issues: (1) Was the court empowered to extend Gillespie's term of probation after the initially established expiration date of that term? (2) If the court had authority to so extend the probationary term, could the extension be accomplished ex parte, without notice to or presence of petitioner or his counsel? We affirm on the basis that…