State v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
After convicting Charles Harris of first degree child molestation on stipulated facts, the superior court sua sponte imposed an exceptional sentence above the standard range based on findings it made at sentencing. Harris appealed.
*912While his appeal was pending, the United States Supreme Court held in Blakely v. Washington1 that facts used to impose a sentence longer than that supported by the verdict alone must be proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. The parties in this case then filed supplemental briefs addressing the following principal issues: (1) does Blakely render the exceptional…
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2Cases cited62 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 2005
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- State v. SuleimanWashington Supreme Court · 2006
- Capano v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
- State v. ErmelsWashington Supreme Court · 2006
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