In a split decision, the Washington Supreme Court, sitting en banc, concludes that a pro se Petitioner's guilty to plea to a Failure to Register charge was constitutionally valid even though the trial court did not explicitly inform Petitioner that the knowledge element of failure to register necessarily includes knowledge of the specific circumstance giving rise to the responsibility to register under the statute.
State v. Snider (Wash. 2022)
Posted: June 14, 2022