STATE v. McCARTHY

No. 96653-2.

446 P.3d 167 (2019)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Matthew Sean MCCARTHY, Respondent. In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Matthew Sean McCarthy, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gretchen Eileen Verhoef , Spokane County Prosecutors Office, 1100 W. Mallon Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260-0270 for Petitioner.

Tanesha La Trelle Canzater , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 29737, Bellingham, WA 98228-1737 for Respondent.


¶ 1 This case concerns two issues: whether under RCW 10.77.060(1)(a) the trial court erred, during trial, in not ordering a third competency hearing after a jury had previously found the defendant competent to stand trial, and what deference, if any, is given to the trial court when it does not sua sponte order a competency hearing...

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