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State v. Stevenson

Citations

  • 780 P.2d 873
  • 55 Wash. App. 725
  • 1989 Wash. App. LEXIS 330

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  • holding that a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for a juvenile is “not an unconstitutional punishment” under the Eighth Amendment
  • “As the Bell court observed, once the privacy of the residence lawfully has been invaded, it is senseless to require a warrant for others to enter and complete what those already on the scene would be justified in doing.”

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Judges: Reed, Alexander, Petrich

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