Legal Opinion

State v. Rivers

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 1996No. 63412-2PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

921 P.2d 495 (1996)

129 Wash.2d 697

The STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Paul RIVERS, Appellant.

No. 63412-2.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued January 16, 1996.

Decided August 8, 1996.

Reconsideration Denied October 24, 1996.

Washington Appellate Project, Richard Tassano, Seattle, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Robin Fox, Deputy, Seattle, for respondent.

GUY, Justice.

Defendant Paul Rivers challenges both his underlying conviction for second degree robbery and the constitutionality of the Persistent Offender Accountability Act, the statute under which he was sentenced…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. People v. Superior Court (Romero)California Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by105 opinions

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  5. State v. ManussierWashington Supreme Court · 1996

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