State v. Lewis

Defendants Hammond L. Lewis and Charles Bliss were charged with armed robbery of the Fairway Grocery and the Corner Cupboard Store in Grays Harbor, Washington. After separate jury trials, both men were convicted and sentenced to concurrent 20-year terms and are appealing their convictions. Because the underlying factual context is the same, and because Lewis and Bliss raise many of the same issues, their appeals have been consolidated. We are also concerned with a cross appeal filed by the State challenging the trial judge's refusal to sentence in accordance with RCW 9.41.025—the firearm…