State of Washington v. Charles David Fletcher

¶1 This court granted discretionary review of Charles Fletcher’s request for appointment of counsel at public expense to pursue a motion for conditional release. Because Mr. Fletcher was not acting within the statutory process for obtaining a hearing, he has not shown a basis for appointing counsel. We affirm the trial court’s decision declining to consider the request.

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¶2 On March 27, 2013, the trial court accepted Mr. Fletcher’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity to three counts of second degree assault, one count of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, and one count of…