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Snohomish Prosecutor's Office Stands by Previous 3 Strikes Convictions

By Aaron

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Seattle Weekly reporter and blogger provided the following on the Seattle Weekly Blog:Contrary to rumor, Snohomish County Prosecutor Janice Ellis is not digging into her office?s old three-strikes case files, as King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg is doing. I had heard that Ellis was as I researched today?s story on Satterberg, who concedes that some early three-strikes sentences may have been unjust. But in Snohomish County, Ellis says after I finally reach her this morning, ?it?s not an issue.?ť She says she knows of only one case where questions of injustice have been raised, that of a serial robber named Cherease Cross, and the prosecutors who worked on that case strongly supported a life sentence.On the other hand, Ellis says, ?I?ve always felt like ?robbery 2? and ?assault 2? should not be on the list?ť of three-strikes offenses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on January 24, 2008 (boomark / email).

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