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Interesting sentencing enhancement case from Washington state

By Douglas A. Berman

Thanks to How Appealing, here is a little report on an interesting split state Supreme Court sentencing ruling today: Should someone who is arrested for drunk driving, then taken immediately to jail, where a search reveals a small bag of methamphetamine taped to his sock, be subject to a sentencing enhancement for possessing a controlled substance in a jail or prison?  By a vote of 5-4, the Washington State Supreme Court answered "no" in a ruling issued today. The ruling consists of a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 25, 2010 (boomark / email).