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State v. Cruz

Citations

  • 139 Wash. 2d 186

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  • holding 1990 SRA amendment does not apply retroactively to revive defendant’s 1975 offense that washed out under former version of the SRA
  • holding an amendment was substantive when it dealt with punishment rather than procedures of a criminal trial
  • holding that juvenile sex offenses that had washed out under the law in effect before a 1990 amendment to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (chapter 9.94A RCW) could not be included in calculation of Cruz’ adult offender score for his current offense committed in 1994

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Judges: Sanders, Talmadge

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