STATE v. WITHERSPOON

No. 88118-9.

329 P.3d 888 (2014)

180 Wn.2d 875

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Alvin Leslie WITHERSPOON, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi R. Backlund , Manek R. Mistry , Skylar Texas Brett , Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Petitioner.

Lewis M. Schrawyer , Attorney at Law, Port Angeles, WA, for Respondent.

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc of Prosecuting Atty, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association/Washington Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


J.M. JOHNSON, J.*

¶ 1 Petitioner Alvin Witherspoon challenges his conviction and life sentence for second degree robbery.1 Because the robbery conviction was his third "most serious offense," he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981(SRA), chapter 9.94A RCW; RCW 9.94A.570. We affirm...

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