STATE v. SIMS

No. 83779-1.

256 P.3d 285 (2011)

171 Wash.2d 436

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jack Irvin SIMS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Hays , Attorney at Law, Longview, WA, for Petitioner.

Amie L. Hunter , Cowlitz County Prosecutor's Office, Kelso, WA, for Respondent.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Our state constitution provides a right of direct appeal in criminal cases. CONST. art. I, § 22. Here, Jack Irvin Sims sought to exercise his right of appeal by challenging only a particular condition of his sentence; he does not challenge his underlying conviction or the main components of his sentence. The State conceded that the specific sentencing condition that Sims challenged was unconstitutional and then argued that every part of Sims...

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