STATE v. BERRYSMITH

Nos. 36169-4-I, 35939-8-I.

944 P.2d 397 (1997)

87 Wash.App. 268

STATE of Washington, Respondent v. Lionel BERRYSMITH, Appellant. In re Personal Restraint Petition of Lionel BERRYSMITH, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, Richard Tassano and Thomas Kummerow, Seattle, for Appellant.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecuting Attorney and Francis Zavatsky, Seattle, for Respondent.


KENNEDY, Acting Chief Judge.

Following an in camera hearing held outside Lionel Berrysmith's presence on the day that his jury trial for delivery of cocaine was scheduled to begin, Berrysmith's court-appointed attorney was permitted to withdraw on the ground that he could not dissuade Berrysmith from perjuring himself on the witness stand. In both his direct appeal and his personal restraint petition, Berrysmith contends that the in camera hearing was...

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