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Washington Lifers Litigation Update

Loaded on Aug. 15, 1992 by John Midgley published in Prison Legal News August, 1992, page 1
Filed under: Sentencing, Ex Post Facto, Parole. Location: Washington.
By John Midgley

This is a further update on the "lifers" litigation. The current status of the Powell case is as follows: US District Court Judge Thomas Zilly has held that SHB 1457 is ex post facto as applied to Mr. Powell. The state has appealed to the US Court ...

 

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