State v. Morin

— Sean Morin broke into a retirement center, pulled down the pajamas of a 95-year-old blind woman, touched her in her vaginal area, and covered her mouth to keep her quiet. He then stole her wallet. Morin was convicted of robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and indecent liberties by forcible compulsion. Because he had previously been convicted of rape in the first degree, Morin was sentenced to life in prison without parole under Washington’s Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA). His appeal challenges the constitutionality of the “two strikes” version of the…