STATE v. HOWLAND

No. 68873-1.

321 P.3d 303 (2014)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Donna L. HOWLAND, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, Maureen Marie Cyr , Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Prosecuting Atty King County, Alison Moore Bogar , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

SPEARMAN, A.C.J.

¶ 1 More than two decades after Donna Howland was found not guilty of first-degree murder by reason of insanity and confined to Western State Hospital (WSH), she petitioned for conditional release under RCW 10.77.150. The trial court dismissed the petition without a hearing, concluding it was frivolous because it was unsupported by expert testimony. Howland appeals, contending the trial court erred by requiring her...

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