Opinion ID: 2539099
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Petitions for Review

Text: ¶ 10 We granted review in each case solely as to the issue of the firearm sentence enhancement and consolidated the three cases under State v. Williams-Walker, 163 Wash.2d 1059, 187 P.3d 753 (2008). We deferred review pending the United States Supreme Court's decision in Washington v. Recuenco, 548 U.S. 212, 126 S.Ct. 2546, 165 L.Ed.2d 466 (2006) ( Recuenco II). In Recuenco II, 548 U.S. at 222, 126 S.Ct. 2546, the Court held a harmless error analysis may be applied to Blakely errors for Sixth Amendment purposes. The Court noted that whether a Blakely error was subject to harmless error under a state constitutional analysis remained an open question. Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 318, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). ¶ 11 In supplemental briefs, Ruth and Graham argued this court should hold that harmless error does not apply to Blakely violations under a state constitutional analysis. Ruth, Graham, and Williams-Walker incorporated one another's arguments pursuant to RAP 10.1(g).