Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Concurrent/Consecutive sentencing test case

Washington v. VanDelft

Read this article!

Law.com this morning has an article about this pending case in the Supreme Court. In its private conference session tomorrow, the Supreme Court will decide whether to consider it.

Washington v. VanDelft, the article says, presents yet another wrinkle in the ever-evolving field of sentencing jurisprudence— following in the footsteps of Apprendi and Blakely v. Washington—whether the decision to impose consecutive rather than concurrent sentences is one that a judge can make, or one that’s reposed with a jury.


Supreme Court docket

Washington Supreme Court decision
Washington court of appeals decision

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