Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-11 21:16:52.406698+00
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
                         DIVISION ONE

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
                                                 No. 85283-3-I
                       Respondent.
                                                 DIVISION ONE
         v.
                                                 UNPUBLISHED OPINION
SONG WANG,

                       Appellant.

         PER CURIAM — Song Wang appeals a trial court order denying his postconviction

motion for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. His court-appointed attorney has filed a

motion to withdraw on the ground that there is no basis for a good faith argument on

review.       Pursuant to State v. Theobald, 78 Wn.2d 184, 470 P.2d 188 (1970), and

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967), the motion

to withdraw must:

         [1] be accompanied by a brief referring to anything in the record that might
         arguably support the appeal. [2] A copy of counsel’s brief should be
         furnished the indigent and [3] time allowed him to raise any points that he
         chooses; [4] the court—not counsel—then proceeds, after a full
         examination of all the proceedings, to decide whether the case is wholly
         frivolous.

Theobald, 78 Wn.2d at 185 (quoting Anders, 386 U.S. at 744) (alterations in original).

         This procedure has been followed. Wang’s counsel on appeal filed a brief with

the motion to withdraw. Wang was served with a copy of the brief, and informed of his

right to file a statement of additional grounds for review. Wang filed a supplemental

brief.
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       The material facts are accurately set forth in counsel’s brief in support of the

motion to withdraw.        The court has reviewed the briefs filed in this court and has

independently reviewed the entire record.         The court specifically considered the

following potential issues raised by counsel: (1) whether the trial court violated Wang’s

right to due process when it decided his motion for postconviction DNA testing without

obtaining a response from the State or holding a hearing and (2) whether the trial court

erred by denying Wang’s motion without reviewing the entire trial record. The court also

specifically considered the following issues raised by Wang: (1) whether the trial court

erred in denying his motion for postconviction DNA testing on its merits and (2) whether

a new trial is required because the trial court in Wang’s direct appeal failed to read the

jury instructions aloud.

       The issues raised are wholly frivolous. The motion to withdraw is granted and

the appeal is dismissed.

                                     FOR THE COURT:

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