Legal Opinion
In re the Personal Restraint of Cruze
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 2010No. 82567-0PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 — Schawn James Cruze was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under the “three strikes” provision of the Persistent Offender Account*425ability Act. Former RCW 9.94A.120(4) (1996), recodified as RCW 9.94A.570. Cruze filed this personal restraint petition (PRP), arguing that the second conviction on which his sentence relied is not a most serious offense, or “strike.” Because Cruze filed this PRP more than one year after his judgment and sentence became final, it is time barred unless invalid on its face. Resolution of this case comes down to a single question: is a…
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