Legal Opinion
State Of Washington, App. v. Darla Kidder, Resp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 27, 2016No. 73106-8-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchindler, J.
¶ 1 The court found Darla Phoebe Kidder incompetent to stand trial. The court entered an order of commitment to Western State Hospital (WSH) for a 90-day period of competency restoration treatment and stayed the criminal proceedings. Despite repeated court orders to transport Kidder to WSH and finding the State in contempt, Kidder remained in the Skagit County Jail. After expiration of the 90-day order of commitment, the court dismissed the criminal charge against Kidder without prejudice. The State seeks reversal. The State argues the court did not comply with the mandatory statutory…
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