CHAMBERS, J.
¶ 1 In the "Hard Time for Armed Crime Act" of 1995, the people of the State of Washington recognized that "[a]rmed criminals pose an increasing and major threat to public safety and can turn any crime into serious injury or death." Laws of 1995, ch. 129, § 1(1)(a) (Initiative 159 (I-159)). Accordingly, under I-159, defendants who commit armed crimes generally receive enhanced sentences. Id.
¶ 2 Our constitution also guarantees...
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