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STATE v. BLAZINA

Nos. 89028-5, 89109-5.

344 P.3d 680 (2015)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Nicholas Peter BLAZINA, Petitioner. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Mauricio Terrence Paige-Colter, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 12, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Dobson , Attorney at Law, Dana M. Nelson , Jared Berkeley Steed , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Charles Roberts , Melody M. Crick , Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Travis Stearns , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Defender Association.

Sarah A. Dunne , Vanessa Torres Hernandez , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Aclu.

Nicholas Brian Allen , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Columbia Legal Services.

Julie Johnson Schaffer , Spokane, WA, amicus counsel for Center for Justice.

Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

¶ 1 At sentencing, judges ordered Nicholas Blazina and Mauricio Paige-Colter to pay discretionary legal financial obligations (LFOs) under RCW 10.01.160(3). The records do not show that the trial judges considered either defendant's ability to pay before imposing the LFOs. Neither defendant objected at the time. For the first time...

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