State v. Beaver

Jermaine T. Beaver pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit second degree murder in juvenile court and was given a manifest injustice disposition of confinement until the age of 21 without the possibility of early release. Beaver appealed his disposition to the Court of Appeals, asserting that by statute only the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has the authority to set a juvenile offender’s minimum term. The Court of Appeals *341agreed, vacated Beaver’s minimum sentence, and remanded the case for DSHS to set Beaver’s minimum term. We reverse.

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On August 19, 2000, Beaver and seven…