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STATE v. JENKS

No. 98496-4.

487 P.3d 482 (2021)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Alan D. JENKS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: May 27, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Charles Link , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, Jan Trasen , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner.

Larry D. Steinmetz , Brett Ballock Pearce , Spokane County Pros. Attorney's Office, 1100 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA, 99260-2043, for Respondent.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , Jaime Michelle Hawk , ACLU-WA, P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae ACLU of Washington.

Jessica Levin , Robert S. Chang , Melissa R. Lee , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.

Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Amicus Curiae Wa Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Cindy Arends Elsberry , Alexandria Marie Hohman , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae Wa Defender Association.

Nicholas Brian Allen , Attorney at Law, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2528, for Amicus Curiae Columbia Legal Services.

David Ventura Montes , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1765, Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , La Rond Baker , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amici Curiae King County Department of Public Defense, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Community Passageways, Concerned Lifers Organization, Black Prisoners Caucus At the WA State Reformatory, and Yoga Behind Bars.

¶ 1 Alan Jenks was sentenced to life without parole under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA), part of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), ch. 9.94A RCW. One of his strike offenses was second degree robbery, which was removed from the list of most serious offenses in 2019. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE S.B. (ESSB) 5288...

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