STATE v. CARNEH

No. 75106-4.

103 P.3d 743 (2004)

153 Wash.2d 274

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Leemah CARNEH, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Jude Konat, Roger Scott Davidheiser, James Morrissey Whisman, King County Prosecutors Office/Appellate Unit, Seattle, for Respondent.

Carl Franz Luer, Louis Alan Frantz, Kent, for Petitioner.


BRIDGE, J.

On March 15, 2001, Leemah Carneh was charged with four counts of aggravated first degree murder. Carneh notified the court of his intent to rely on the defense of insanity and submitted to psychological examinations by defense experts. The trial court ordered Carneh to also submit to examinations by experts at Western State Hospital (WSH), but when interviewed, Carneh refused to answer questions where he believed the answers might incriminate him. Carneh...

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