Legal Opinion
State v. Rice
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2012No. 85893-4PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 Petitioner Jennifer Leigh Rice, a former public school teacher, molested one of her 10-year-old students. Her conduct was found to be predatory as charged in a special allegation under RCW 9.94A.836. She also abducted the same 10-year-old boy and was convicted of kidnapping with special allegations under RCW 9.94A.835 and .837 for sexual motivation and for having a victim under age 15. The special allegations increased her sentence.
¶2 Rice argues that her convictions should be overturned because the legislature made charging the above special allegations mandatory, in violation…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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