Legal Opinion
State v. Francis
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1975No. 43589PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The issue in this case is whether an uncounseled pre-Argersinger (Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25, 32 L. Ed. 2d 530, 92 S. Ct. 2006 (1972)) conviction for a traffic offense can be considered in license revocation proceedings under the Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. RCW 46.65. We hold that the use of the traffic convictions involved herein are not barred by Argersinger and affirm the decisions of the trial courts.
The appellants were each found by trial courts to be habitual traffic offenders. The most recent traffic convictions of each appellant, which precipitated the several…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Whorley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
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