In re the Personal Restraint of Stanphill
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This case examines whether the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (Board)1 may use 1993 sentencing ranges of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) when setting the minimum sentence of a 1975 offender without violating ex post facto and equal protection constitutional guarantees. We reverse the Court of Appeals *168and hold the Board may use current SRA ranges when setting the minimum sentence of pre-SRA offenders.
FACTS
On March 29, 1975, Parker Charles Stanphill (Stanphill) sexually assaulted L.K. in Franklin County, Washington. On April 14, 1975, Stanphill raped another woman in Pima County,…
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