Legal Opinion
State v. Kelley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 2010No. 82111-9PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, C.J.
¶1 The defendant challenges the Court of Appeals’ decision that double jeopardy principles are not violated by imposition of a firearm enhancement where use of a firearm is an element of the underlying offense. We affirm the Court of Appeals.
FACTS
¶2 On February 22, 2006, victim Beau Pearson was visiting Klaus Stearns at a trailer in the backyard of Petra *75Scholl’s house in Tacoma. Ms. Scholl is Stearns’ mother. Mr. Pearson’s girl friend, Valerie Greenfield, accompanied him and was sitting next to him on the bed in the trailer. Also present in the trailer was Kelly Kowalski, another friend of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by58 opinions
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