Legal Opinion
State v. Franklin
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 24, 1989No. 9377-8-IIIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
John Clarence Franklin was convicted of attempted first degree murder and first degree robbery. He was given an exceptional sentence to which he assigns error, contending (1) the sentence is unjustified because deliberate cruelty inheres in the premeditation element of first degree murder; and (2) the deliberate cruelty standard in the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) is vague and therefore violative of the Eighth Amendment. We affirm.
The unchallenged findings of fact entered after the sentencing hearing disclosed the following facts. On November 20, 1984, Mr. Franklin entered Dorner's…
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