Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jan Trasen , Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, for Petitioner.
Stephanie Finn Guthrie , King County Pros. Attorney's Office, 516 3rd Ave. Ste. W554, Seattle, WA, 98104-2362, for Respondent.
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 on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.
La Rond Baker , Jazmyn Clark , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.
Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , Brian Richard Flaherty , 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.
Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Alexandria Marie Hohman , Lauber Law Group, 3501 Colby Ave. Ste. 201, Everett, WA, 98201-4795, Cindy Arends Elsberry , Washington Defender Association, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 258, Seattle, WA, 98104-1647, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.
Sara Anne Zier , TeamChild, P.O. Box 1512, Tacoma, WA, 98401-1512, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Teamchild.
GORDON McCLOUD, J.
¶1 "[I]n the context of juvenile sentencing, article I, section 14 [of the Washington Constitution] provides greater protection than the Eighth Amendment." State v. Bassett, 192 Wn.2d 67, 82, 428 P.3d 343 (2017); U.S. CONST. amend. VIII. We...
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