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RIVARD v. STATE

No. 82431-2.

231 P.3d 186 (2010)

James Douglas RIVARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 6, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia Anne Dooris, Gemberling & Dooris, P.S., Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Andrew J. Metts, III, Spokane County Prosecutor's Office, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case asks us to determine whether individuals are eligible to own or possess firearms under RCW 9.41.040 if they were convicted of vehicular homicide before the 1996 legislative reclassification of that crime from a class B to a class A felony. The trial court, concluding that the reclassification had no retroactive effect, restored the petitioner's right to possess firearms. The Court of Appeals reversed and concluded that the petitioner...

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