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NO. 67572-9-1 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. GUY ROOK, Appellant. ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF L· , Elaine L. Winters Attorney for Appellant WASHINGTON APPELLATE PROJECT 1511 Third Avenue, Suite 701 Seattle, Washington 98101 (206) 587-2711 • TABLE OF CONTENTS A. ARGUMENT IN REPLY ..................................................................... 1 1. The unwarranted use of a stun belt throughout his jury trial violated Mr. Rook's constitutional right to due process of law . ....... 1 a. Mr. Rook was restrained during his jury trial ................................ 1 b. Mr. Rook did not offer a knowledgeable and effective waiver of his right not to be retrained ................................................................. 4 c. The judge must set forth a factual basis for using restraints on the record ............................................................................................ 6 d. Mr. Rook's courtroom conduct does not provide an alternative basis for upholding the trial court's ruling .......................................... 7 e. Mr. Rook's conviction must be reversed and remanded for a new trial ............................................................................................ 10 2. Mr. Rook's sentence of life without the possibility of parole violates the cruel punishment clause of the Washington Constitution ......................................................................................... 12 a. Factor One - The nature of the offense ........................................ 13 b. Factor 2 - The purpose of the legislation ..................................... 14 c. Factor Three - The punishment for similar offenses in other jurisdictions ....................................................................................... 14 i. The State incorrectly claims Mr. Rook would be convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in North Carolina or California and therefore sentenced as a persistent offender .......................... 16 ii. The State's argument that other states' recidivist sentencing laws include other offenses is irrelevant to Mr. Rook's sentence. 19 iii. States with statutes similar to Washington's vehicular assault do not authorize the sentence of life without the possibility of parole ............................................................................................ 21 d. Factor Four - The punishment for similar offenses in Washington ....................................................................................... 22 e. This Court must vacate Mr. Rook's sentence .............................. 23 3. Mr. Rook's sentence of life without the possibility of parole violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of punishment that his cruel and unusual .......................................................................... 24 B. CONCLUSION ................................................................................... 25 11 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Washington Supreme Court Decisions In re Persistent Restraint of Davis, 152 Wn.2d 647, 101 P.3d 1 (2004) .... 7 State v. Damon, 144 Wn.2d 686, 25 P.3d 418,33 P.3d 735 (2001) ... 11, 12 State v. Fain, 94 Wn.2d 387, 617 P.2d 720 (1980) .......... ................... 12,23 State v. Finch, 137 Wn.2d 792, 975 P.2d 967 (1999) ..................... 8,10,11 State v. Hartzog, 96 Wn.2d 383, 635 P.2d 694 (1981) ..................... 3, 7,10 State v. Korum, 157 Wn.2d 614, 141 P.3d 13 (2006) ... ........................... 12 State v. Rivers, 129 Wn.2d 697,921 P.2d 495 (1996) ............................. 12 State v. Suleiman, 158 Wn.2d 280, 143 P.3d 795 (2006) ......................... 15 State v. Thorne, 129 Wn.2d 736,921 P.2d 514 (1996) .. .......................... 14 State v. Williams, 18 Wash. 47, 50 P. 580 (1897) ...................................... 1 Washington Court of Appeals Decisions State v. Gimarelli, 105 Wn. App. 370, 20 P.3d 430, rev. denied, 144 Wn.2d 1014 (2001) ...... ............................... ..... ..................................... 13 State v. Monschke, 133 Wn. App. 313, 135 P.3d 966 (2006), rev. denied, 159 Wn.2d 1010, cert. denied, 522 U.S. 841 (2007) ........ ... .... ............... 2 State v. Morin, 100 Wn. App. 25, 995 P.2d 113, rev. denied, 142 Wn.2d 1010 (2000) .. ............... ...... ................................... ... ... .................... ....... 13 State v. Thompson, _ Wn. App. _, 2012 WL 2877533 (No. 63241-8-1, 7/16/2012) ............................................. .... .......... 2,9, 10 111 United States Supreme Court Decisions Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S. Ct. 2348, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435 (2000) ............................................................................................. 15 Blakelyv. Washington, 542 U.S. 296,124 S. Ct. 2531,159 L. Ed. 2d 403 (2004) ............................................................................................. 15 Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18,87 S. Ct. 824, 17 L. Ed. 2d 705 (1967) .................................................................................................... 11 Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. , 130 S. Ct. 2011, _, 176 L. Ed. 2d 825 (201 0) ....................................................................................... 24, 25 Illinois v. Allen, 397 U.S. 337, 90 S. Ct. 1057,25 L. Ed. 2d 353 (1970) .................................................................................................. 1,4 Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464,58 S. Ct. 1019,83 L. Ed. 2d 1461 (1938) ............................................................................................. 5 Miller v. Alabama, _ U.S. _, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 183 L. Ed. 2d 407 (2012) .............................................................................................. 24,25 Weems v. United States, 217 U.S. 349,30 S. Ct. 544,54 L. Ed. 793 (1910) .................................................................................................... 24 Federal Decisions Gonzalez v. Pliler, 341 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2003) .................................. 3, 12 United States v. Braunstein, 474 F. Supp. 1 (D. N.J. 1978) ....................... 6 United States v. Durham, 287 F.3d 1297 (11 th Cir. 2002) ............... 3,4, 12 Other State Decisions People v. Mar, 28 Ca1.4th 1201,52 P.3d 95, 124 Ca1.Rptr.2d 161 (2002) .................................................................................................... 12 IV People v. Williams, 26 Cal. 4th 779, 29 P.3d 197, 111 Cal.Reptr.2d 114 (2001) .................................................................................................... 18 People v. Wright, 100 Cal. App. 4th 703 (2002) ...................................... 17 State v. Eason, 242 N.C. 59, 86 S.E.2d 744 (1955) .................................. 17 State v. Jones, 353 N.C. 159,538 S.E.2d 917 (2000) ............................... 16 Wrinkles v. State, 749 N.E.2d 1179 (Ind. 2001), cert. denied, 535 U.S. 1019 (2002) ........................................................................................... 12 United States Constitution U.S. Const. amend. VI ................................................................................ 1 U.S. Const. an1end. XIV ............................................................................. 1 Washington Constitution Const. art. I, § 22 ......................................................................................... 1 Washington Statutes RCW 46.61.522 .................................................................................. 16, 25 RCW 9.94A.530 ........................................................................................ 15 RCW 9.94A.535 ........................................................................................ 15 RCW 9.94A.537 ........................................................................................ 15 RCW 9A.20.021 ........................................................................................ 25 Other State Statutes v 13 Vt.Stat. § 11 ......................................................................................... 20 13 Vt.Stat. § lla........................................................................................ 20 Alaska Stat. § 11.41.21 O( a)(2) .................................................................. 21 Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(d)(4) .................................................................. 21 Ca1.Pen.Code § 667.5(d) ........................................................................... 18 Ca1.Pen.Code § 240 ................................................................................... 17 Co1.Rev.Stat. § 18-1.3-801 ....................................................................... 22 Colo.Rev.Stat. § 18-3-205 ........................................................................ 22 Ind.Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4) ...................................................................... 20 Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8.5 ............................................................................. 20 Ind.Code § 35-42-2-2 ................................................................................ 20 Kan. Laws of2010, ch. 136, § 307 ........................................................... 21 Kan.Stat. § 21-3201(c) .............................................................................. 21 Mont.Code § 46-18-502(3) ....................................................................... 20 N.C.Gen.Stat.