In the recent State of Washington v. Christopher Lee Olsen (No. 102131-3) decision, the Washington Supreme Court addressed whether the landmark State v. Blake ruling, which declared the state’s strict liability drug possession statute unconstitutional, allows defendants to withdraw guilty pleas entered before the 2021 Blake decision. Christopher Lee Olsen, the petitioner, sought to vacate all his guilty pleas following the … Continue reading State v Olsen Blake: Washington Supreme Court Guilty Plea Ruling