STATE v. BARTON

No. 46231.

93 Wn.2d 301 (1980)

609 P.2d 1353

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. EARLE A. BARTON, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Johnson, for petitioner (appointed counsel for appeal).

John Panesko, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.


DOLLIVER, J.

This case presents the issue of whether a defendant, upon entering a plea of guilty, must be informed of the possibility of sentence enhancement under the habitual criminal statute, RCW 9.92.090. We hold that neither constitutional due process nor CrR 4.2(d) requires that a defendant be advised of a possible habitual criminal proceeding.

On or about May 16, 1977, defendant was arraigned on charges of possessing stolen property in the first degree...

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