Washington Supreme Court· 6/8/2005

State v. Ammons

Citations

718 P.2d 796
105 Wash. 2d 175

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that whatever discretion a trial court has in sentencing is discretion that is granted by the legislature
holding that the identity of names is sufficient to prove the defendant is the person named in the prior conviction, unless the defendant declares under oath that he is not that person
concluding that a defendant cannot attack a prior conviction at a subsequent sentencing
applying this reasoning to a challenge to a prior out-of-state conviction in the sentencing context
requiring the State to prove the constitutionality of a prior conviction before it could be used as criminal history in a sentencing proceeding would turn such a proceeding into a de facto appellate review of the prior conviction
where the defendant enters a guilty plea, RCW 9.94A.100 requires him to disclose his prior convictions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Andersen, Brachtenbach, Callow, Dolliver, Dore, Durham, Goodloe, Pearson, Utter

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

215 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named State v. Ammons

19 other CourtListener records share this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.