State v. Smissaert

Dwight Douglas Smissaert was convicted by jury verdict of felony murder in the first degree, committed while armed with a deadly weapon. On August 25, 1980, judgment was entered and Smissaert was sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in prison. He did not appeal. On October 5, 1982, the trial court entered an *814amended judgment (nunc pro tunc to August 25, 1980) and sentenced Smissaert to life in prison. On October 14, 1982, Smissaert filed a notice of appeal in this court, which was dismissed by an unpublished opinion on the ground that it was not timely. The Washington State Supreme Court…