Legal Opinion
State v. Simms
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 24, 2009No. 60365-5-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchindler, C.J.
¶1 A jury convicted Daniel J. Simms of one count of robbery in the first degree, two counts of assault in the second degree, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree. The jury found that Simms was armed with a firearm when he committed the crime of robbery in the first degree and the two assaults. As mandated by RCW 9.94A.533(3)(d), the court doubled the length of confinement of the firearm enhancements based on Simms’s prior felony conviction of assault in the second degree with a firearm enhancement. Citing State v. Recuenco, 163 Wn.2d428, 434, *681180 P.3d 1216 (2008),…
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