Principles and Leading Cases on Procedures in Personal Restraint Petitions (2018)

Staff of the Washington Supreme Court prepare this manual on the law and procedure for seeking post conviction relief through use of a Personal Restraint Petition (PRP).

Motion for Release Pending Appeal

Sample motion for release following conviction and sentence while appeal is pending in Superior Court. Thanks to Norm Partington.

Motion to Stay Sentence Pending Appeal

Emergency Motion and Stay_Competency_2nd State Expert

This motion seeks discretionary review in the COA and stay of a trial court order authorizing a second state expert to evaluate defendant for competency.

Prosecutorial Misconduct, Miranda, 3.6 Appeal

Anders Brief

Emergency Motion To Stay