Mr. Inman appealed convictions of second degree assault with sexual motivation and second degree rape involving his wife of 19 years. His wife testified that Mr. Inman hit her in the right eye with a tennis ball as she walked into their home upon returning from work. Mr. Inman made comments implying he wanted sex, Read More…
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TALES FROM THE TRENCHES “You’re not my lawyer?!” State v. Patrick West [Division III Unpublished 40242-8-III]
A 19-year-old Central Washington University student died on March 10, 2020, after falling from a 4th story window at an off-campus apartment complex. Witnesses reported he was under the influence of LSD. Local officers were dispatched after multiple reports of the young man acting erratically and damaging property. As police arrived and exited their patrol Read More…
TALES FROM THE TRENCHES “Come Back to Prison We Made a Mistake” Personal Restraint Petition Benson #61316-6-11
In 1995, Ernest Benson, then age 20, plead guilty to two counts of Aggravated First Degree Murder. He was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence without parole (‘LWOP’). In 2021, our Washington Supreme Court held LWOP sentences were unconstitutional for offenders between 18-20. Personal Restraint of Monschke, 197 Wn.2d 305, 329 (2021). The court later Read More…