State v. Pillatos

*465¶1 — We originally took review of these cases to decide whether, in the wake of Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S. Ct. 2531, 159 L. Ed. 2d 403 (2004), juries in Washington could be asked to find facts that might justify an upwards departure from standard-range sentences. Shortly after the initial oral argument, the Washington State Legislature amended the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), chapter 9.94A RCW, to explicitly give juries this responsibility. Laws of 2005, ch. 68.1 We permitted additional argument and briefing to aid us in determining whether this new act applies to any…