(DOWNLOAD) "State V. Tili" by Washington Supreme Court * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Tili
- Author : Washington Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 07, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
Description
This is a direct review from the trial court. A jury found the defendant, Fonotaga Tili, guilty of three counts of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree burglary, and one count of second-degree assault arising from events occurring at the same time and place and involving the same victim. At sentencing, the trial court imposed consecutive terms for the three rape convictions and concurrent terms for the burglary and assault convictions, resulting in a 417-month sentence. Tili claims the double jeopardy clause and the merger doctrine preclude him from being convicted and punished for all five offenses. Tili also claims the trial court erred in imposing consecutive terms for his three first-degree rape convictions. And finally, Tili asserts that certain jury instructions were erroneously given because they represented an improper comment on the evidence by the trial court. We uphold Tili's convictions, but find that his three rape convictions meet the criteria of same criminal conduct for sentencing purposes. Tili's sentence, therefore, is statutorily required to be served concurrently unless an exceptional sentence is imposed.
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