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State v. Lewis

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 1998No. Nos. 64785-2; 65890-1PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.

This case involves the computation of the length of sentences under the “Hard Time for Armed Crime” initiative which amended the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) in 1995. Two cases are before us which have been consolidated for review.

Guy Charles

Guy Charles was convicted of assault in the second degree and assault in the third degree and three misdemeanors based on a single incident which occurred on October 26, 1995. The jury returned a deadly weapon special verdict pertaining to each of the two assault counts.

Without any sentence enhancements, the standard range was 12 to 14 months for…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Moskal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Reno v. KoraySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. GoreWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. BroadawayWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by161 opinions

  1. State v. JacobsWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  3. State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. KellerWashington Supreme Court · 2001

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