Legal Opinion

State v. Griffin

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 2012No. 84554-9PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

268 P.3d 924 (2012)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

James L. GRIFFIN, Petitioner.

No. 84554-9.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 10, 2011.

Decided January 5, 2012.

Dana M. Nelson, Nielsen Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Kraig Christian Newman, Grays Harbor County Prosecutor's Office, Montesano, WA, for Respondent.

J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 The question in this case is whether a fact-finding hearing of rapid recidivism under RCW 9.94A.537 is a "sentencing" hearing exempt from the Washington State Rules of Evidence under ER 1101(c)(3). We hold that RCW 9.94A.537 sets out a…

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