Legal Opinion
State v. Witherspoon
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 2014No. 88118-9PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J.M. Johnson, J.*
¶1 — Petitioner Alvin Witherspoon
challenges his conviction and life sentence for second degree robbery.1 Because the robbery conviction was his third “most serious offense,” he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), chapter 9.94A RCW; RCW 9.94A-.570. We affirm the Court of Appeals, upholding Witherspoon’s conviction and sentence.
Facts and Procedural History
¶2 On November 12, 2009, Witherspoon and his fiancée drove to the victim’s home. Witherspoon…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- State Of Washington v. Jeremiah TeasCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
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