State v. Gudgel
State v. Gudgel
Opinion of the Court
¶1 Over seven years after the Okanogan County Superior Court entered a judgment and sentence on his criminal convictions, Gerald Gudgel filed a CrR 7.8 motion for relief from the judgment. The superior court dismissed the motion, and Gudgel appealed directly to this court. We retain the appeal and affirm the dismissal of Gudgel’s motion.
¶2 In July 2002 Gudgel was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, intimidating a public servant, and manufacturing a controlled substance. The convictions arose out of a visit by a building inspector and an Okanogan
¶3 In August 2009 Gudgel filed the present CrR 7.8 motion, again claiming that the State withheld the videotape in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963).
¶4 The superior court’s dismissal of Gudgel’s CrR 7.8 motion is affirmed.
Gudgel’s first CrR 7.8 motion was transferred to the Court of Appeals for consideration as a personal restraint petition. The court dismissed the petition, and this court denied discretionary review. Ruling Den. Review, In re Pers. Restraint of Gudgel, No. 78560-1 (Wash. July 17, 2006).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The State of Washington v. Gerald Gudgel
- Status
- Published