IN RE MYERS

No. 51793-2.

105 Wn.2d 257 (1986)

714 P.2d 303

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of OBERT MYERS, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order April 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Penoyar, for petitioner.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Douglas D. Walsh, Assistant, for respondent.

Patricia J. Arthur on behalf of Evergreen Legal Services, amicus curiae for petitioner.


[As amended by order of the Supreme Court April 7, 1986.]

PEARSON, J.

In October 1983, petitioner Obert Myers assisted one Joseph Gertz in the armed robbery of the Bank of Pacific's Naselle-Grays River Valley branch. Although Gertz was armed, Myers did not carry a weapon. Gertz forced the four tellers into the bathroom at gunpoint, but none of the tellers was physically injured.

One month later, authorities apprehended and questioned Myers. He was...

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