Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Personal Restraint of Powell
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 2004No. 57041-8, 57196-1, 57253-4PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Petitioners challenge the constitutionality of Substitute House Bill 1457, 51st Legislature (1989) (SHB 1457). Laws of 1989, ch. 259; RCW 9.95.009, .013, .115, .116. This statute requires that a minimum sentence which roughly conforms to Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) criteria be set for inmates who, like petitioners, are serving mandatory life sentences for crimes committed before July 1, 1984. The main thrust of petitioners' challenge is that SHB 1457 extends the time to be served before a life inmate is eligible for parole beyond that called for by prior law and therefore violates the…
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