Legal Opinion
State v. Pharris
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 22, 2004No. 51583-7-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
— A judgment and sentence must specify the term of community custody imposed. A sentence imposing a period of community custody equal to the statutory range or the period of earned early release awarded, whichever is greater, is sufficiently specific, whether or not the defendant can earn early release that will exceed the statutory range for community custody. We therefore affirm Pharris’s standard range sentence.
FACTS
On November 21, 2002, Steven Pharris entered an Alford1 plea to one count of possession of methamphetamine while armed with a firearm. He challenges his sentence.
DISCUSSION
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. BroadawayWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. BroadawayWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
- State v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2002
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Personal Restraint of WestWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- State v. LinerudCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008
- State v. HaglerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
- In Re WestWashington Supreme Court · 2005
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