Christopher PIRIS, Petitioner,
v.
Alfred KITCHING and Jane Doe Kitching, husband and wife and their marital community; Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons (SCRAP); Eric Nielsen and Jane Doe Nielsen, husband and wife and their marital community; Nielsen, Broman & Koch P.L.L.C.; and King County, Respondents.
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Filed July 7, 2016.
Filed July 7, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Hoge Building, 705 2nd Avenue Suite 1300, Seattle, WA, 98104-1797, Counsel for Petitioner.
Christopher Holm Howard , Averil Budge Rothrock , Allison Kathleen Krashan , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC, 1420 5th Avenue Suite 3400, Seattle, WA, 98101-4010, Rosemary Jane Moore , Lee Smart PS Inc., 4607 N 37th St., Tacoma, WA, 98407-4803, Jeffrey Paul Downer , Lee Smart PS Inc., 701 Pike St. Suite 1800, Seattle, WA, 98101-3929, David J. Hackett , King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue Suite 900, Seattle, WA, 98104-2316, Prosecuting Attorney King County, King County Pros/App Unit Supervisor, W554 King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, Counsel for Respondents.
JOHNSON, J.
¶ 1 This case asks us to decide whether the "actual innocence" element of a criminal malpractice1 claim against a trial attorney, an appellate attorney, and King County through its agency, the Department of Public Defense, applies to the facts of this case to bar the action. The complaint here alleges...
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