COA Division 1 agrees that restitution must be causally related even under the very broad Crime Victim Compensation Program exception, rejecting the State’s appeal.
Remanded for resentencing because client was shackled during sentencing and the State failed to meet its burden of showing this unconstitutional error was harmless.
(Published Opinion) – Reversed and remanded for the trial court to remove the drug-monitoring patch condition from pretrial release requirements because it was unlawfully imposed absent the necessary authority of law under article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution.
Reversed and remanded for new trial because the trial court erred by denying Clark’s request for a jury instruction on entrapment. The State also violated Clark’s rights by using a refusal to consent to a warrantless search as substantive evidence of guilt.
Reversed and remanded for resentencing under Luthi. Ball was sentenced while in an in-court holding cell, and the Court never made any individualized finding the restraint was necessary. The State failed to prove that this constitutional error was harmless.