State v. Bryan

This case considers the constitutionality of sentencing provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977, RCW 13.40, and the validity of sentencing guidelines promulgated pursuant to that act.

The trial court, Cowlitz County Juvenile Department, found the sentencing standards established for fiscal year 1978-79 unconstitutional and committed appellant Kirk N. Bryan to the Division of Institutions for an indefinite period of time not to exceed his eighteenth birthday. The Court of Appeals, Division Two, certified the case to this court on the issue of constitutionality. We reverse the trial…