IN RE CLARK

No. 81522-4.

230 P.3d 156 (2010)

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Steven Joseph CLARK, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Marie Summers, King County Prosecutor's Office Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey Erwin Ellis, Ellis Holmes & Witchley, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 Steven Joseph Clark seeks to withdraw his 1998 guilty plea to two counts of second degree robbery. Clark asserts that his plea was involuntary because the plea agreement erroneously informed him that he would serve one year of community placement. Community placement was not statutorily authorized for his crimes. He seeks to avoid the one year time limit for bringing a personal restraint petition (PRP) by arguing that his judgment and sentence...

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