Legal Opinion

State v. Coleman

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided September 29, 2009No. 36757-2-IIPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.

¶1 Joseph George Coleman appeals his conviction for first degree burglary and his exceptional sentence based on three aggravating sentencing factors: sexual motivation, invasion of privacy, and presence of the victim during the commission of the crime. He argues that we should vacate his exceptional sentence because (1) the trial court improperly required the jury to continue deliberating after it returned a nonunanimous “no” answer to the special verdict question of whether he acted with sexual motivation in committing the burglary; (2) invasion of privacy inheres in first degree burglary…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. KirkmanWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. KirkmanWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. EasterWashington Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Personal Restraint of GlasmannWashington Supreme Court · 2012

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