Legal Opinion
State v. Post
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 10, 1992No. 57846-0PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
This case arises from the sentence Charles Wilham Post received for first degree rape and burglary convictions in 1988. He received a sentence exceeding the standard range under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), RCW 9.94A. Post's future dangerousness was one of the grounds for his exceptional sentence. As evidence of Post's future dangerousness, the trial court considered Post's prior rape convictions and the results of a 1980 interview that Post had with a Department of Corrections psychologist. Post claims the use of this information and the testimony at the sentencing hearing…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by158 opinions
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