Legal Opinion
State v. Vance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 2010No. 81393-1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
¶1 In 2003 a jury convicted Robert Lee Vance of multiple counts of child molestation and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. Vance claims the trial court’s imposition of an exceptional sentence, in the form of consecutive sentences, violated his constitutional right to trial by jury. We cannot agree. Based on recent United States Supreme Court precedent, Vance’s sentence was proper.
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¶2 In 2003 a Snohomish County jury convicted Vance of three counts of first degree child molestation, two counts of second degree child molestation, and three counts of communication with a minor…
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