Legal Opinion

State v. Roberts

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 7, 1989No. 21462-4-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.

Theresa G. Roberts received a 10-year sentence for her conviction of two counts of vehicular homicide. On appeal, she asserts that the reasons the court gave for her exceptional sentence are improper and that her sentence is clearly excessive. We affirm.

Facts

A serious auto accident occurred the evening of June 1, 1987, in which a car driven by Roberts struck an oncoming car head-on killing its driver and passenger. Roberts was with her roommate at home between 2 and 4 p.m. that same day and consumed one beer. Roberts' whereabouts until later that evening are unknown.

Roberts surfaced at the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. DunawayWashington Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. NordbyWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Allingham v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. FisherWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. OxborrowWashington Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. PirtleWashington Supreme Court · 1995
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  3. State v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
  4. State v. StarkCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
  5. State v. SlyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990

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