State v. Ellis

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2025 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 13, 2025 SARAH R. PENDLETON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 102378-2 ) Respondent, ) ) En Banc v. ) ) JAMES LARON ELLIS ) Filed: November 13, 2025 ) Petitioner. ) ) GONZÁLEZ, J.—In 2008, when James Ellis was 18 years old, he committed a serious crime for which he received a long sentence. Years later, a point was removed from Ellis’s offender score, which entitled him to a full resentencing. At…