State v. Crawford

*89¶1 — Respondent Darnell Keeno Crawford was convicted of first degree robbery1 and second degree assault2 after stealing an MPEG3-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player from a Tacoma Best Buy store and showing a handgun to the store employees who pursued him into the parking lot. Taking into account Crawford’s prior criminal convictions, the Pierce County Superior Court sentenced him to a life sentence without the possibility of parole under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA), RCW 9.94A.570. Before the Court of Appeals, Crawford raised two issues related to pretrial notice. First,…