(DOWNLOAD) "State V. Mcrae" by Washington Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Mcrae
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 06, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
Description
These three cases involve the inclusion of juvenile felony pleas in an adult offender score. Prior to 1997, juvenile convictions for crimes committed before the defendant was 15 years old were not used to determine the offender score.*fn1 In addition, juvenile convictions for class B and C felonies committed between the ages of 15 and 17 were not part of the defendant's adult criminal history after he or she reached age 23.*fn2 In 1997, the Legislature amended the sentencing laws to provide for the inclusion of all juvenile felony convictions in an offender score. However, the defendants in the instant cases sought to exclude certain adjudications based on the terms of their juvenile plea bargains, arguing that the State had promised the convictions would not be part of their adult criminal histories, as provided under the former laws.