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STATE v. BLANK

No. 63839-0.

930 P.2d 1213 (1997)

131 Wash.2d 230

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Paul Curtis BLANK, Petitioner. The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Byron Joseph LeBLANC Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 6, 1997.

Reconsideration Denied March 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pattie Mhoon, Tacoma, Nielsen & Acosta, Eric Nielsen, Seattle, for Petitioners.

John Ladenburg, Pierce County Prosecutor, Barbara Corey-Boulet, Deputy, Mark Von Wahlde, Deputy, Tacoma, Jim Krider, Snohomish County Prosecutor, S. Aaron Fine, Deputy, Everett, for respondent.

MADSEN, Justice.

Defendants Blank and LeBlanc raise numerous challenges to the constitutionality of RCW 10.73.160, which allows an appellate court to order convicted indigent defendants to pay appellate costs, including the fees for appointed counsel. We find that the statute is constitutional and that it applies in Defendants' cases. We affirm the Court of Appeals decision in State v. Blank, and we grant the State...

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