Legal Opinion
State v. Thorne
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1996No. 63413-1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
921 P.2d 514 (1996)
129 Wash.2d 736
The STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
James M. THORNE, Appellant.
No. 63413-1.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued January 16, 1996.
Decided August 8, 1996.
Washington Appellate Project, Richard R. Tassano, David Donnan, Seattle, for appellant.
Jim Krider, Snohomish County Prosecutor, S. Aaron Fine, Deputy, Everett, for respondent.
GUY, Justice.
Background
Defendant James M. Thorne challenges the constitutionality of the Persistent Offender Accountability Act, commonly known as the "three strikes and you're out" law. We find the law to be constitutional.
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