ELLINGTON, J.
¶ 1 This case presents a question of first impression in Washington: whether an alleged fugitive must be competent to participate in an interstate extradition proceeding. We conclude that due process and the right to counsel under the uniform criminal extradition act, chapter 10.88 RCW, demand that a person be sufficiently competent to communicate and assist counsel with the limited defenses available in such a proceeding. Here, though petitioner...
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