Legal Opinion

State v. Kuster

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 11, 2013No. 30548-1-IIIPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Siddoway, A.C.J.

¶1 Louis Kuster challenges two terms of the sentence imposed for his conviction of second degree rape: a restriction on any access to pornography and what he characterizes as an implicit finding that he has the *422ability to pay $800 in legal financial obligations (LFOs), which he contends is unsupported by the record.

¶2 The State concedes that the pornography restriction is unconstitutionally vague in light of State v. Bahl, 164 Wn.2d 739, 193 P.3d 678 (2008), a concession we accept. We conclude that the LFOs at issue are largely mandatory fees, as to which Mr. Kuster’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. ScottWashington Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. BahlWashington Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. BahlWashington Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. BlankWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. BlankWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. LundyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
  2. State of Washington v. Joshua James ClarkCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2015
  3. State v. MathersCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
  4. State Of Washington v. Michael Christopher SheltonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
  5. State v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014

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