91 Wash. App. 488 - State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

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1. “[T]he Legislature has unambiguously provided that `conviction,' as used in RCW 10.99.040(4)(c), occurs when a plea of guilty has been accepted or when a verdict of guilty has been filed.... Violations of orders issued under RCW chapter 26.50 and RCW 10.99.050 similarly become felonies `if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order.'”

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

2. “As used in RCW 9.61.230, 9A.46.020, or 9A.46.110, a person has been “convicted” at such time as a plea of guilty has been accepted or a verdict of guilty has been filed, notwithstanding the pendency of any future proceedings including but not limited to sentencing, posttrial motions, and appeals.[ 6 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 116 Wash. App. 96 - State v. Rice