the SRA, a trial court may not impose home detention if an offender has been convicted of a violent offense. RCW 9.94A.734(l)(a). 6 Whether or not the trial court properly released Swiger on home detention is not before the court. The State had two viable methods to challenge Swiger’s release pending appeal. Under RAP 8.2(b), the State could have filed a motion in Swiger’s criminal appeal case objecting to the trial court’s decision to release Swiger pending appeal. The State could also have arguably filed a cross appeal challenging Swiger’s release. See RAP 5.1(d). Under either procedural avenue, the reviewing court would apply an abuse of discretion standard to the trial court’s decision, to release Swiger under RCW 9.95.062. State v. Cole, 90 Wn. App. 445, 447, 949 P.2d 841 (1998)
recognizing that an appellate court reviews a trial courts decision whether or not to grant equitable relief only for an abuse of discretion holding that an appellate court reviews a trial courts grant of a summary judgment motion de novo because it is a question of law holding that court reviews trial courts decision to release a defendant for abuse of discretion holding that such a decision was within the trial courts discretion holding a trial courts decision involving withdrawal or discharge of counsel is subject to review for abuse of discretion