IN RE STENSON

No. 74593-5.

102 P.3d 151 (2004)

153 Wash.2d 137

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Darold R.J. STENSON, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Seattle, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Deborah Snyder Kelly, Lauren Michele Erickson, Clallam Co. Prosc. Atty. Office, Port Angeles, for Appellee/Respondent.

Nancy Lynn Talner, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae (American Civil Liberties Union of Washington).


ALEXANDER, C.J.

In this personal restraint petition (PRP), his third, Darold R.J. Stenson seeks reversal of his death sentence for two counts of premeditated first degree murder with aggravating circumstances. Stenson's primary contention is that the required proportionality review that was engaged in by this court on his direct appeal was insufficient. Although the State addresses this argument, it contends that Stenson's PRP is barred on procedural grounds. The...

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