NCJ Number
38719
Journal
Judicature Volume: 60 Issue: 5 Dated: (DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 229-232
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF KING COUNTY (SEATTLE), WASHINGTON, HAS STOPPED REDUCING CHARGES AND RECOMMENDING REDUCED SENTENCES FOR DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN 'HIGH IMPACT' CRIMES.
Abstract
RAPE, ROBBERY, AND RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY WERE GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND CASE FILING STANDARDS DEVELOPED FOR THESE CRIMES: ALL PROVABLE MULTIPLE COUNTS WOULD BE FILED; ANY WEAPONS ALLEGATIONS WOULD BE FILED; AND WHEN APPLICABLE, HABITUAL CRIMINAL STATUS WOULD BE CHARGED. IN ADDITION, A SCALE OF STANDARD SENTENCE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS DEVELOPED WHICH WOULD VARY ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIED AGGRAVATING OR MITIGATING FACTORS RELATING TO THE CRIME COMMITTED AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFENDANT'S CRIMINAL RECORD. THE STANDARD RECOMMENDATIONS APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY.