LARSON v. STATE

No. 33179-2-III.

375 P.3d 1096 (2016)

Robert E. LARSON; Tyler W. Gassman; and Paul E. Statler, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Filed June 28, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew John Zuchetto , Matthew J. Zuchetto , Attorney At Law, Boyd McFadden Mayo , The Law Office of Boyd M. Mayo, PLLC, 905 W Riverside Avenue Suite 506, Spokane, WA, 99201-1099, Darrell W. Scott , The Scott Law Group PS, 926 W Sprague Avenue Suite 680, Spokane, WA, 99201-5076, Andrew Sean Biviano , Paukert & Troppmann, PLLC, 522 W Riverside Avenue Suite 560, Spokane, WA, 99201-0519, Toby James Marshall , Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, 936 N 34th St. Suite 300, Seattle, WA, 98103-8869, Counsel for Appellants.

Richard L. Weber , Melanie Tratnik , Attorney Generals Office/CJ Division, 800 5th Avenue Suite 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Counsel for Respondent.

Diane Marie Meyers , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA, 98121-1134, Amicus Curiae on behalf of the Innocence Network.

David J. Whedbee , MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, 705 2nd Avenue Suite 1500, Seattle, WA, 98104-1745, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.


¶ 1 The wrongly convicted persons act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW, provides statutory compensation for wrongly convicted persons who prove they were actually innocent. To receive compensation, a claimant must prove six elements by clear and convincing evidence.

¶ 2 Robert Larson, Tyler Gassman, and Paul Statler...

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