JOHNSON, Justice.
These consolidated petitions for review concern whether an untimely restitution order constitutes a "fundamental defect" justifying collateral review and dismissal of the restitution order. Because Washington law authorizes the imposition of restitution, we hold that an untimely restitution order, although a sentencing error, does not rise to the level of a fundamental defect. Accordingly, we dismiss the petitions.
Petitioner Russell Smith...
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