Legal Opinion
State v. Morley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1998No. Nos. 62662-6; 65252-0PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDollxver, J.
These consolidated cases question whether a general court-martial qualifies as a prior criminal conviction under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) (RCW 9.94A). We find Defendants’ general courts-martial do constitute prior criminal convictions. We also find Defendants’ prior court-martial convictions qualify as “strikes” under Initiative 593 (1-593), the Persistent Offender Accountability Act. Laws of 1994, ch. 1.
State v. Morley
Facing a potential life sentence under 1-593, Defendant Morley pleaded guilty to three counts of second degree child molestation. The sentencing court found…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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