Legal Opinion

Personal Restraint Petition Of: Derrius Forcha-williams

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 6, 2021No. 79041-2Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of DERRIUS FORCHA-WILLIAMS, No. 79041-2-I Petitioner. DIVISION ONE PUBLISHED OPINION COBURN, J. — A jury convicted Derrius Forcha-Williams of committing rape in the second degree when he was 16 years old. The trial court imposed an indeterminate sentence under RCW 9.94A.507 with a midrange sentence of 120 months as the minimum term and life in prison as the maximum term. Forcha- Williams filed a personal restraint petition (PRP) 1 challenging his sentence and arguing the court’s decision actually and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. State v. FordWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. Houston-SconiersWashington Supreme Court · 2017
  5. In Re the Personal Restraint of HaglerWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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