State v. Shaffer

At jury trial, defendant Willie J. Shaffer, Jr., was convicted of three counts of armed robbery in violation of RCW 9.75.010. Following conviction, Shaffer was found by a jury to be a habitual criminal and, pursuant to. RCW 9.92.090, was sentenced to three mandatory life terms, two of which are to run concurrently.

The State's evidence established that a black male wearing a ski mask over his face robbed a food store in Vancouver, Washington. The robber exhibited a small-caliber pistol and fired two shots into the wall during the course of the robbery. He then fled with the money from the…