Legal Opinion
State Of Washington v. Brian M. Bassett
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 25, 2017No. 47251-1-IIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohanson, J.
¶1 In 1996, a jury found Brian M. Bassett guilty of three counts of aggravated first degree murder committed when he was 16 years old. The trial court imposed three “life without parole” sentences. In 2015, after a Miller 1 hearing, the resentencing court again imposed three life without parole sentences. Bassett appeals his new sentence and successfully argues that a provision of the Miller-fix statute, RCW 10.95.030(3)(a)(ii), 2 violates our State’s constitutional prohibition against cruel punishment. In the published portion of this opinion, we waive procedural defects and treat Bassett’s…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
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3Cited by7 opinions
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