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 ...

By John Midgley, Attorney At Law

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly has ruled in the Powell case that SHB 1457 is ex post facto as applied to Mr. Powell's first-degree murder sentence. The state has been directed to determine Mr. Powell's parole eligibility under the terms of the "old ...

By John Midgely

Evergreen Legal Services

This is to update all interested persons on the progress of the Powell case in federal court. Recently, United States Magistrate Judge Sweigert made a recommendation to Judge Zilly that SHB 1457 be found ex post facto as to Mr. Powell. This is an ...

Washington Supreme Court Rules On Lifers

John Midgley, Attorney At Law

As most prisoners in the system now know, the Washington Supreme Court in August handed down its decision in the " lifer" case, In re Powell, et al., 117 Wn.2d 175 (1991). In Powell, four persons convicted of first ...