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STATE v. CLARKE

No. 76602-9.

134 P.3d 188 (2006)

156 Wash.2d 880

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. John Mark CLARKE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 11, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Michael Kummerow, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Brian Martin McDonald, Erin Hairopoulos Becker, King County Prosecutors Office, Seattle, for Appellee/Respondent.

FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 After two juries convicted John Mark Clarke of two counts of second degree rape, the sentencing court imposed a maximum sentence of life imprisonment as required by statute. The sentencing court also imposed an "exceptional minimum sentence," which is a sentence in excess of the standard sentence range for the crimes charged, based on two aggravating factors. Clarke challenges the constitutionality of his exceptional minimum sentence under ...

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