State v. Ross

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1996-05-16

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Dolliver, J. — Defendant Donald J. Ross has moved to withdraw his guilty plea as involuntary on the basis he was never informed a mandatory 12-month community placement would follow his prison sentence. We hold mandatory community placement constitutes a direct consequence of a guilty plea and failure to so inform a defendant renders that plea invalid. The trial court erred by denying Defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty pl…

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