STATE v. STOCKWELL

No. 77693-8.

150 P.3d 82 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Dan STOCKWELL, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine E. Glinski, Attorney at Law, Manchester, WA, for Petitioner.

Randall Avery Sutton, Kitsap Co. Prosecutor's Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Respondent.


CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 We must decide whether first degree rape of a child and first degree statutory rape are legally comparable crimes. We conclude they are and affirm Dan Stockwell's life sentence as a persistent offender.

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¶ 2 In 1986, Stockwell pleaded guilty to one count of first degree statutory rape. The information filed in the 1986 case charged:

That DANIEL J. STOCKWELL, in Pierce County, Washington, during the period between...

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