Brief in Support of Personal Restraint Petition When WA DOC On Its Own Has Denied Visits-Federal Claims

This personal restraint petition should be used if there is no superior court prohibiting you from having contact with your own minor child BUT Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC) has denied your child’s visit applicat...

Brief in Support of PRP Challenging WA DOC Denial of Parent-Child Visits-State Constitutional Claim

This brief should be used by parents in prison at Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC) (or their attorneys) when WA DOC has denied your child’s visit application, and if there is no superior court prohibiting them from ...

Understanding DOC Discipline and Infractions (2025)

Motion to Appt Counsel – Monschke (8.2024)

This Sample Motion and Order supports a request for appointment of counsel in a resentencing case impacted by In re Monschke. 

Motion to Modify Community Custody Conditions (6.2024)

Law Review: When a Prison Sentence Becomes Unconstitutional (2022)

Late Appeal – Mtn to Extend Time to File (2021)

Good Time on Mand Min Portion for 1998 Crime (2.2024)

This brief argues that the defendant can earn good time on the mandatory minimum portion of a sentence for a 1998 offense. Thanks to Scott McGinty for sharing this brief.

Motion for Late Appeal with Reply (11.2022)

This Motion and Reply argue the appellate received affirmative misadvice from the court regarding the right to appeal, thus no waiver of right to appeal in a late filing of direct appeal. Thanks to Jeff Ellis for this briefing.

Motion to Vacate Sentence Remove Juvenile Points from Score (11.2023)

In this motion to vacate, defendant seeks to remove prior juvenile adjudications from his score in a case that has been final for a long time. Thanks to Jeff Ellis for this sample brief.