Legal Opinion
In Re the Personal Restraint of Hews
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1987No. 52423-8PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodloe, J.
Iain Christopher Hews filed a personal restraint petition challenging the validity of his guilty plea. In an earlier decision, this court found that Hews had made a prima facie showing of constitutional error in the taking of his plea and remanded for a hearing on the circumstances surrounding the plea taking. In re Hews, 99 Wn.2d 80, 660 P.2d 263 (1983). On remand, the trial court found Hews to be presently incompetent, yet proceeded anyway with a hearing on the merits and denied the personal restraint petition. Hews appealed, and this court granted direct review. We affirm the trial court…
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