Opinion
No. 93164-0
04-14-2017
IN RE the Personal Restraint of Raymond Wesley GARLAND, Petitioner.
CORRECTED ORDER
¶1 Department II of the Court, composed of Chief Justice Fairhurst and Justices Madsen, Stephens, Gonzalez and Yu, considered this matter at its March 7, 2017, Motion Calendar and unanimously agreed that the following order be entered.
¶2 IT IS ORDERED:
¶3 That the Petitioner's motion for discretionary review is granted and referred to the superior court for a reference hearing on two issues: first, whether defense counsel advised the Petitioner of the November 2008 plea offer, and if not, whether defense counsel was ineffective for failing to convey the plea offer; and second, whether defense counsel changed strategies without researching and understanding the impact of the change, and if so, whether defense counsel was ineffective for doing so. Pursuant to RAP 16.12, upon the conclusion of the hearing, the superior court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law and have the findings and conclusions forwarded to the Supreme Court.
For the Court
/s/ Fairhurst, C.J.
CHIEF JUSTICE