Legal Opinion

Personal Restraint Petition Of Kevin Light-roth

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 14, 2017No. 75129-8Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Personal ) No. 75129-8-1 Restraint of ) ) DIVISION ONE KEVIN LIGHT-ROTH, ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION Petitioner. ) ) ) ) FILED: August 14, 2017 TRICKEY, A.C.J. — In this personal restraint petition, Kevin Light-Roth challenges his sentence for his 2004 conviction of murder in the second degree. He argues that his sentence is invalid because the trial court did not meaningfully consider whether his youthfulness justified an exceptional sentence below the standard range. Although this is Light-Roth's second petition and is beyond…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. State v. BlazinaWashington Supreme Court · 2015
  5. State v. O'DellWashington Supreme Court · 2015

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