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STATE v. DELBOSQUE

No. 96709-1.

456 P.3d 806 (2020)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Cristian DELBOSQUE Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Argued September 12, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Higgs , Mason County Prosecuting, Attorney Office, P.O. Box 639, Shelton, WA, 98584-0639, for Petitioner.

Gregory Charles Link , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Avenue, Suite 610, Seattle, WA 98101-1683, for Respondent.

Nancy Lynn Talner , ACLU-WA, P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae (American Civil Liberties Union of Washington).

David A. Perez , Thomas W. Hillier, II , Sopen Shah , Perkins Coie LLP 1201 3rd Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA 98101-3099, Robert S. Chang , Melissa R. Lee , Jessica Levin , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae (Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality).

Rita Joan Griffith , Attorney at Law, 4616 25th Avenue NE, PMB 453, Seattle, WA 98105-4523, for Amicus Curiae (Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers).

James Morrissey Whisman , King County Prosecutor's Office, 516 3rd Avenue, W554 King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA 98104-2385, for Amicus Curiae (Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys).

Hillary Ann Behrman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Place South, #610 Seattle, WA 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae (Washington Defenders Association).

¶ 1 We have continually recognized that children are different from adults for the purpose of sentencing. We also recognize that trial judges face an extraordinarily difficult task when determining whether a child's crime is a reflection of transient immaturity or permanent incorrigibility....

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