State Of Washington v. Benjamin J. Williams

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two February 6, 2019 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 49614-3-II Respondent, UNPUBLISHED OPINION v. BENJAMIN JEROME WILLIAMS, Appellant. MAXA, C.J. – Benjamin Williams appeals his sentence of life confinement without the possibility of release under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA), RCW 9.94A.570, for his conviction of second degree rape. He also appeals his conviction of fourth degree assault on double jeopardy grounds.1 The trial court found that Williams qualified as a…