STATE v. RIVERS

No. 63412-2.

921 P.2d 495 (1996)

129 Wash.2d 697

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Paul RIVERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 8, 1996.

Reconsideration Denied October 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, Richard Tassano, Seattle, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Robin Fox, Deputy, Seattle, for respondent.


GUY, Justice.

Defendant Paul Rivers challenges both his underlying conviction for second degree robbery and the constitutionality of the Persistent Offender Accountability Act, the statute under which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. We affirm the conviction and the sentence.

Facts

On December 20, 1993, less than three weeks after Washington's Persistent Offender Accountability Act went into effect, Defendant ...

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