STATE v. LONG

No. 50970-1.

104 Wn.2d 285 (1985)

705 P.2d 245

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. PATRICIA M. LONG, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Steele Knox, for petitioner.

C.J. Rabideau, Prosecuting Attorney, and David W. Corkrum, Deputy, for respondent.


CALLOW, J.

The defendant, Patricia Long, appeals her conviction for negligent driving. She asserts that the district court judge should have provided her with court appointed counsel. She contends that because she was entitled to a jury trial she was also entitled to court appointed counsel, claiming that the right to counsel is coextensive with the right to a jury trial. We disagree. The conviction is affirmed.

On September 24, 1983, the defendant was issued...

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