MATTER OF CARRASCO

No. 100073-1.

525 P.3d 196 (2023)

In the MATTER OF the Personal Restraint of Erik Ramos CARRASCO, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: March 9, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Marie Gause , Gause Law Offices, PLLC, 631 Strander Blvd., Ste. G, Tukwila, WA, 98188-2963, for Petitioner.

Joseph Anthony Brusic , Yakima County Pros. Attorney's Office, 128 N., 2nd St., Rm. 329, Yakima, WA, 98901-2621, Tamara Ann Hanlon , Yakima County Pros. Attorney's Office, 117 N., 3rd St., Ste. 203, Yakima, WA, 98901-2766, for Respondent(s).

Jeffrey Erwin Ellis , Law Office of Alsept & Ellis, 621 Sw Morrison St., Ste. 1025, Portland, OR, 97205-3813, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Freedom Project of Washington.

Randall Avery Sutton , Kitsap County Pros. Attorney's Office, 614 Division St., Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4614, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.


¶ 1 This case concerns the adequacy of the early release statute, RCW 9.94A.730, as a remedy to petitioner's alleged unconstitutional sentence for a crime he committed as a juvenile. This case is guided by State v. Scott,1 where we held that RCW 9.94A.730 was an adequate remedy for a petitioner...

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