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WA Restitution Statue Amendments Retroactive

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Retroactivity, Sentencing, Ex Post Facto, Restitution. Location: Washington.

The Washington Supreme Court reversed a Superior Court's order that held
the 1994 and 1997 amendments to RCW 9.94A.142 violate ex post facto as
applied; to defendant convicted of 16 Counts of arson in 1986 Pursuant to
the amendments the State moved the Superior Court to extend its
Jurisdiction an …

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