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STATE v. TESSEMA

No. 57844-8-1.

162 P.3d 420 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Samuel Asseta TESSEMA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered July 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Jane Silverstein, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Dennis John McCurdy, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BAKER, J.

¶ 1 Samuel Tessema was convicted of assault in the second degree while armed with a firearm. He appeals his conviction, arguing the firearm enhancement imposed on him is unconstitutional under article II, section 37, violates the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy, and was improperly imposed because the legislature enacted no procedure by which the jury could make a finding under the statute that he was armed with a firearm. We reject...

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