STATE v. SWANSON

No. 8562-0-I.

28 Wn. App. 759 (1981)

626 P.2d 527

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. KENNETH IVER SWANSON, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

April 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. McEachran, Prosecuting Attorney, and Charles Tull, Deputy, for respondent.


DURHAM, J.

Kenneth Iver Swanson appeals his conviction of negligent homicide by motor vehicle on the ground that the trial court erred in finding him competent to stand trial. At the time of trial, Swanson suffered permanent retrograde amnesia concerning the facts and circumstances surrounding the offense. In no way was he otherwise medically incapacitated, nor did he suffer from any other mental disease or defect. The trial court found that he fully understood the...

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