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STATE v. HOWARD

No. 51495-0.

106 Wn.2d 39 (1985)

722 P.2d 783

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. NOYES RUSSELL HOWARD, Respondent, YAKIMA COUNTY, Intervenor.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order June 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Gregory P. Canova, Senior Assistant, for petitioner.

Susan L. Hahn, Schwab, Kurtz & Hurley, Kenneth W. Raber, and Kirschenmann, Devine, Fortier & Raber, Inc., P.S., for respondent.

Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, for intervenor.

Michael C. Redman on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, amicus curiae for intervenor.

[As amended by order of the Supreme Court June 10, 1986.]

DURHAM, J.

In this criminal case filed by the Attorney General pursuant to RCW 43.10.232, we are asked to decide if the State or the County is responsible for the indigent defendant's attorney and expert witness fees. We hold the State responsible for these costs.

This controversy arose on November 9, 1984, when the Attorney General charged Noyes Russell Howard (Noyes) with the first degree...

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