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IN RE MATTER OF SWAGERTY

No. 91268-8.

383 P.3d 454 (2016)

IN RE the MATTER OF the Personal Restraint of Jerry Lee SWAGERTY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed October 27, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Nielsen , Eric Broman , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, 1908 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, for Petitioner.

Kimberley Ann DeMarco , Brent J. Hyer , Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, 955 Tacoma Ave. S., Rm. 301, Tacoma, WA, 98402-2160, for Respondent.

¶ 1 Jerry Lee Swagerty raped a child in 2004, but he was not identified until DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) tests were done in 2012. Well within the relevant statutes of limitations, Swagerty was charged with first degree rape of a child and first degree child molestation. Because of his criminal history, he faced a life sentence...

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