Madsen, C.J. ¶28 (concurring) — This case presents an ideal opportunity to clarify the meaning of RCW 10.73-.090(1). The statute’s plain language, “valid on its face,” and the historical meaning of those words, which I discuss below, lead to one conclusion: in order to avoid the one year bar on collateral attack, the claimed defect must be a defect in the judgment and sentence and it must appear on the face of the judgment and…
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