Legal Opinion
State v. Thornton
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 18, 1979No. 3538-2PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSoule, J.
Curtis Gene Thornton, sometimes known as Curtis Gene Gardner, has appealed the judgment of the trial court which declared him a habitual criminal pursuant to RCW 9.92.090. 1 On December 22, 1977, defendant was convicted of first-degree robbery. The State subsequently filed a supplemental information charging defendant with being a habitual criminal based upon two prior felony convictions: taking a motor vehicle without permission in 1966 and second-degree assault in 1972. Three issues are raised on appeal: (1) Are the habitual criminal standards used by the King County prosecutor an improper…
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