Prosecuting Atty King County, Deborah A. Dwyer , King Co Pros/App Unit Supervisor, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, G. William Shaw , K & L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.
Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.
Robert S. Chang , Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Korematsu Center of the Seattle University School of Law.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
PER CURIAM.
¶ 1 Petitioner Gregory Thomas filed this personal restraint petition directly with this court, asking us to apply the rule announced in Miller v. Alabama, ___ U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), to his 999-month sentence — a claimed "functional equivalent" sentence of life without parole. He also asks this court to consider whether his sentence constitutes "cruel punishment" categorically...
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