Legal Opinion
In re the Personal Restraint of Adams
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 1, 2006No. 54389-0-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Schindler, A.C.J.
¶1 — Dion Xavier Adams filed a personal restraint petition challenging the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) determination that he is not eligible for the enhanced early release under a program in RCW 9.94A.728(1). As directed by the legislature, DOC evaluated Adams in 2003 and determined he was eligible to earn early release under RCW 9.9A.728(l)(b) for 50 percent of his sentence instead of the 33 percent maximum previously available. Three weeks before Adams’ scheduled release in August 2004, DOC reviewed Adams’ risk assessment and decided it did not adequately consider his…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- MacKey v. MontrymSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
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