Legal Opinion

In Re the Personal Restraint of Powell

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1979No. 45891PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*884Williams, J.

Petitioner Powell has brought a personal restraint petition challenging the legality of her detention based on a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. She also seeks to have her probation arising from a previous conviction for forgery reinstated. We find petitioner's conviction on the drug possession charge to be unconstitutional, and we therefore grant the petition in that cause. However, it is our conclusion that petitioner is lawfully restrained on the forgery conviction, and we grant no relief as to the latter cause.

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2Cases cited27 opinions

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