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IN RE BUSH

No. 79834-6.

193 P.3d 103 (2008)

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of Jayson Loren Edward BUSH, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marla Leza Polin, Attorney at Law, Timothy David Trageser, Trageser Law Office PS, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Mary Catherine McLachlan, Attorney Generals Office WA, Spokane, WA, Amanda Marie Migchelbrink, Maureen A. Hart, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 In 2004, petitioner Jayson Bush received a conditional commutation of a lengthy sentence for first degree assault. In 2006, after Bush was arrested for assault of a child, Governor Christine Gregoire revoked his commutation. Bush filed a personal restraint petition (PRP) in this court, and the court retained the petition for consideration on the merits.

¶ 2 This case requires us to consider the governor's commutation powers in light...

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