Legal Opinion
In re Pers. Restraint of Schorr
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2018No. 94591-8PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon McCLOUD, J.
¶ 1 William Craig Schorr pleaded guilty to first degree murder, first degree robbery, second degree arson, and first degree theft in 2006. Eleven years later, he filed a personal restraint petition (PRP) challenging the convictions of both first degree murder and first degree robbery on double jeopardy grounds. The Court of Appeals dismissed the PRP as untimely and treated the double jeopardy claim as waived.
¶ 2 We affirm the Court of Appeals but on different grounds. We adhere to our prior decisions holding that challenges to sentences that exceed the court's authority-like the double…
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