STATE v. PUNSALAN

No. 77490-1, 77491-9.

133 P.3d 934 (2006)

156 Wash.2d 875

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Rodin PUNSALAN, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Chayce Arden Hanson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juanita E. Holmes, Steven Witchley, Jeffrey Erwin Ellis, Ellis Holmes & Witchley PLLC, Seattle, Mark Wayne Prothero, Hanis Greaney, PLLC, Kent, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Daniel W. Ferm, Sheryl Denise Johnson Willert, Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, Randi J. Austell, Attorney at Law, King Co. Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, for Appellee/Respondent.


SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 Rodin Punsalan and Chayce Arden Hanson are indigent criminal defendants represented by private counsel. Both request necessary expert assistance under CrR 3.1(f). The King County Office of Public Defense (KCOPD) denied their requests, concluding CrR 3.1(f) does not entitle indigent criminal defendants represented by private counsel to necessary expert assistance. The Superior Court of King County affirmed KCOPD's decisions. The Court of Appeals...

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