LEE LAW OFFICE v. STATE

No. 49203-4.

99 Wn.2d 270 (1983)

661 P.2d 136

DARRELL E. LEE LAW OFFICE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William K. Thayer (of Lee, Thayer & Schauermann), for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, Edward B. Mackie, Chief Deputy, Arthur D. Curtis, Prosecuting Attorney, and Linda Langsdorf Johnson, Civil Deputy, for respondents.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff law firm appeals the trial court's dismissal of its action claiming attorney fees for indigent appeals in addition to those awarded by this court.

The dispositive issue before us is whether an attorney appointed to represent an indigent criminal appellant may maintain in superior court an action claiming that the amount of compensation awarded by this court for the attorney's services was unreasonably low. We hold that the trial court...

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