State v. Johnston

This appeal involves the consolidation of two causes. In 2046-2, defendant Frank Eugene Johnston appeals from the enhancement of his sentence in a habitual criminal proceeding under RCW 9.92.090, and in 2050-2 he appeals from his convictions of attempted escape and grand larceny of a motor vehicle. In 2046-2 Johnston alleges (1) that his sentence was improperly enhanced because his plea of guilty was entered without his knowledge of the possibility that he could receive a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years under the habitual criminal statute, (2) that a California felony conviction was…