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9.95.010 – Court to fix maximum sentence | Washington Law

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9.95.010 – Court to fix maximum sentence

Washington Crimes and Punishments § 9.95.010

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RCW 9.95.010 - Court to fix maximum sentence When a person, whose crime was committed before July 1, 1984, is convicted of any felony, except treason, murder in the first degree, or carnal knowledge of a child under ten years, and a new trial is not granted, the court shall sentence such person to the penitentiary, or, if the law allows and the court sees fit to exercise such discretion, to the reformatory, and shall fix the maximum term of such person's sentence only.The maximum term to be fix

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