State v. Mounts
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the Court
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Morgan, J.*
— Thomas Wayne Mounts entered Alford1 pleas to charges of first degree kidnapping, 2 first degree assault with a firearm enhancement,3 and first degree unlawful possession of a firearm.4 Sitting without a jury, the trial court then found that he had four prior juvenile felony adjudications, added two points to his standard range, and imposed standard range sentences.5
¶2 Citing Apprendi v. New Jersey6 and Blakely v. Washington,7 Mounts now claims that his pleas were not knowing, voluntary, or intelligent because, when he entered them, he did not know that he had the right to have…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. McFeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- State v. MountsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- State v. ChampionCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
- State v. ChampionCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
- State v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
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