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- Title: Michel V. City Of Richland
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 22, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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A statute effectivPe September 1, 1995, provides that a person who is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and who has a prior offense within the last five years has a significantly higher minimum punishment than a person who has no prior offenses. RCW 46.61.5055(2). Jon Patrick Michel was arrested for DUI on September 13, 1995. He had been granted a deferred prosecution for a similar charge in April 1992. RCW 46.61.5055(8)(a)(vii) includes deferred prosecutions as "prior offenses." On discretionary review, Mr. Michel challenges the constitutionality of RCW 46.61.5055, contending the inclusion of deferred prosecutions as prior offenses violates due process and equal protection and constitutes an ex post facto law and/or a bill of attainder. We affirm.