State v. Mandanas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(1) The provisions of this section apply to the standard sentence ranges determined by RCW 9.94A.510 or 9.94A.517. .... (3) The following additional times shall be added to the standard sentence range for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any firearm enhancements based on the classification of the completed felony crime. .... [3](e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all firearm enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under this chapter. However, whether or not a mandatory minimum term has expired, an offender serving a sentence under this subsection may be granted an extraordinary medical placement when authorized under RCW 9.94A.728(4); [3](f) The firearm enhancements in this section shall apply to all felony crimes except the following: Possession of a machine gun, possessing a stolen firearm, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and use of a machine gun in a felony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Mandanas · 156 Wash. App. 546 - State v. McGrew

2. “Id. The sentencing statute does not mention or refer to firearm enhancements or the enhancement statute. As our court has previously stated, the sentencing statute”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Mandanas

3. “is not supported by the language of the statutes in question.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mandanas