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Matter of Personal Restraint of Grisby

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 1993No. 57929-6PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*421Andersen, C.J.

Facts of Case

Petitioner Henry Grisby, Jr., seeks review of a Court of Appeals' order dismissing his personal restraint petition. We granted Mr. Grisby's motion for discretionary review solely to address his claim that the sentencing scheme of the 1977 aggravated murder/death penalty law, former RCW 9A.32-.040-.047 and former RCW 10.94, is unconstitutional.

Grisby contends that the sentence imposed upon him under that law violated his Sixth Amendment rights by penalizing him for demanding a trial by jury. The former law, as interpreted by this court,1 permitted a penalty of life…

2Cases cited19 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. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In re the Personal Restraint of BennWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. RiversWashington Supreme Court · 1996

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