SWEENEY, Acting Chief Judge,
Robbie Burton was convicted by jury of the first degree robbery of a Yakima bank and taking a motor vehicle without permission. The State invoked RCW 9.94A.120(4), the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA, or three strikes rule). Mr. Burton challenged the validity of the two predicate first degree robbery convictions. The court rejected the challenges, and the jury found he was a persistent offender. He was sentenced to life without...
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