Legal Opinion
State v. Williams-Walker
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 2010No. Nos. 78611-9; 78876-6; 79074-4PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtC. Johnson, J.
f 1 In these consolidated cases, five-year firearm enhancement sentences were imposed on the defendants, where the juries were instructed and asked to find by special verdict whether the defendants were armed with a deadly weapon. We must decide, first, whether this sentence was an error and, second, whether under article I, sections 21 and 22 of the Washington Constitution, this type of error is subject to a harmless error analysis. We hold that this sentence is an error to which the harmless error *893doctrine does not apply. In State v. Williams-Walker, noted at 132 Wn. App. 1009, 2006 WL…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- State v. FrazierWashington Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by50 opinions
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