State v. Coucil

245 P.3d 222 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Nikeemia COUCIL, Petitioner.

No. 83654-0.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued November 16, 2010.

Decided December 30, 2010.

Jennifer L. Dobson, Attorney at Law, Dana M. Lind, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Patrick Halpern Hinds, Ann Marie Summers, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

ALEXANDER, J.

¶ 1 The question before us is this: How should the crime of bail jumping be classified for penalty purposes? The Court of Appeals determined that the penalty classification for bail jumping is…