State v. Lopez

Oral Argument Date: 05/14/2002 Concurring: Gerry L. Alexander, Charles Z. Smith, Charles W. Johnson, Tom Chambers, Susan J. Owens, Dissenting: Barbara A. Madsen, Faith E Ireland, Bobbe J. Bridge En Banc State v. Lopez, 107 Wn. App. 270, 27 P.3d 237 (2001) vacated Respondent Lopez's life-long persistent offender sentence because the state failed to establish the necessary predicate convictions with satisfactory evidence. The Court of Appeals remanded for sentencing on the existing record. We affirm. FACTS