State v. Griffin

¶1 Under RCW 46.20.285(4), the Department of Licensing must revoke the driver’s license of a criminal defendant who uses a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. But the revocation of a driver’s license *703under this provision does not constitute punishment for constitutional purposes. Accordingly, the trial court’s finding that appellant Vernon Griffin used a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony did not increase the statutory maximum sentence for purposes of Apprendi v. New Jersey1 and Blakely v. Washington.2 Because the trial court’s finding did not violate Griffin’s due process…