STATE v. GRIEPSMA

No. 83720-6-I.

525 P.3d 623 (2023)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. James David GRIEPSMA, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Filed March 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Wayne Lechich , Beverly Kaiwen Tsai , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, for Appellant.

Skagit County Prosecuting Atty., Attorney at Law, 605 So. Third St., Courthouse Annex, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, Nathaniel Block , Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 605 S 3rd St., Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-3867, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 James David Griepsma Jr. challenges imposition of the mandatory $500 victim penalty assessment (VPA) as unconstitutional under the excessive fines clauses of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 14 of the Washington State Constitution. We affirm.

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