IN RE KHAN

No. 89657-7.

363 P.3d 577 (2015)

184 Wn.2d 679

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Zahid Aziz KHAN, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Erwin Ellis , Oregon Capital Resource Center, Portland, OR, for Petitioner.

Seth Aaron Fine , Attorney at Law, Snohomish Co. Pros. Ofc., Everett, WA, for Respondent.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , David B. Zuckerman , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.


¶ 1 Zahid Khan was tried, without an interpreter, for multiple counts of child molestation and rape. Khan is not a native English speaker, and his level of English fluency is disputed. It is undisputed that he was not offered an interpreter by the court or by his attorney. Khan contends, among other things, that his trial...

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