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Bill to lengthen post-conviction filing window draws mixed reaction
Summary
House Bill 2595 would extend the state's time limit for most collateral attacks (personal restraint petitions) from one year to three and allow the Office of Public Defense to provide direct representation for some indigent petitioners; defenders and advocacy groups supported the change while prosecutors and some court officials warned of finality and resource strains.
House Bill 2595 would extend Washington's statutory time limit for filing most collateral-attack petitions (personal restraint petitions) from one year to three years and authorize the Office of Public Defense to provide direct representation in some cases.
Proponents — including system-impacted witnesses, the state director of public defense and legal-aid organizations — told committee members…
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