Legal Opinion
In Re Hubert
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 4, 2007No. 58680-7-IPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
158 P.3d 1282 (2007)
In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of Nicolas HUBERT, Petitioner.
No. 58680-7-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
June 4, 2007.
David Allen, Allen Hansen & Maybrown, Seattle, for Appellants.
David McEachran, Whatcom County Prosecutor's Office, Bellingham, for Respondents.
ELLINGTON, J.
¶ 1 Where counsel in a criminal case fails to advance a defense authorized by statute, and there is evidence to support the defense, counsel's performance is deficient. Here, that deficient performance prejudiced Nicolas Hubert. We grant his personal restraint petition,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. McFarlandWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. HendricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. HendricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by22 opinions
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