STATE v. COUCIL

No. 83654-0.

245 P.3d 222 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Nikeemia COUCIL, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Dobson , Attorney at Law, Dana M. Lind , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Patrick Halpern Hinds , Ann Marie Summers , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


ALEXANDER, J.

¶ 1 The question before us is this: How should the crime of bail jumping be classified for penalty purposes? The Court of Appeals determined that the penalty classification for bail jumping is based on the classification of the offense the defendant was held for, charged with, or convicted of at the time he or she jumped bail. We affirm that decision.

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¶ 2 Nikeemia Coucil was charged in King County Superior Court with felony...

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