STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
J.W.M., Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, EN BANC.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 27, 2022.
Filed February 16, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Nancy P. Collins , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner.
Stephanie Finn Guthrie , King County Pros. Attorney's Office, 516 3rd Ave. Ste. W554, Seattle, WA, 98104-2362, for Respondent.
Jessica Levin , Melissa R. Lee , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equity.
Nancy Lynn Talner , La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.
Jessica Levin , Melissa R. Lee , Robert S. Chang , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amici-Curiae on behalf of Choose180, Creative Justice.
Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Dept. of Public Defense.
Danielle Leigh Dallas , TeamChild, 35 W. Main Ave. Ste. 316, Spokane, WA, 99201-0119, Grace Hyewon Kimm , TeamChild, 615 S. 9th Street, Suite 102, Tacoma, WA, 98405, Sara Anne Zier , TeamChild, P. O. Box 1512, Tacoma, WA, 98401-1512, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of TeamChild.
STEPHENS, J.
¶1 When J.W.M. was 17½ years old, he pointed what he thought was an unloaded gun at his friend W.B. and pulled the trigger. The gun was loaded and it discharged. W.B. died two days later. The State charged J.W.M. with first degree manslaughter while being armed with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm (UPFA). Because...
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