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STATE v. DELGADO

No. 71969-1.

63 P.3d 792 (2003)

148 Wash.2d 723

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Dumas A. DELGADO, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Lundahl, Tacoma, for Petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Cynthia Gannett, David Seaver, James Whisman, Deputies, Seattle, for Respondent.

David B. Koch on behalf of Nielsen, Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., amicus curiae.

David B. Koch and Suzanne L. Elliott on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae.

JOHNSON, J.

The issue in this case is whether the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (the two-strike statute) for sex offenders includes prior convictions (strikes) which were not specifically listed when Delgado was tried and sentenced for his current offense. We hold that the two-strike statute was unambiguous and did not include any offenses other than those specifically listed. We reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the sentence imposed on Delgado by the...

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