# State v. Manussier

> Washington Supreme Court · August 8, 1996 · 129 Wash. 2d 652

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4711048

## Case

- **Full name:** The State of Washington v. George W. Manussier
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** August 8, 1996
- **Citations:** 129 Wash. 2d 652
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Sanders
- **Judges:** Madsen, Sanders, Smith
- **Cited by:** 249 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases.
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4711048

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that Initiative 593, the state "three strikes law," is constitutional
- explaining that because recidivists do not constitute a suspect or semisuspect class and because physical liberty is not a fundamental right, rational basis review is proper
- stating, "[t]he Gunwall[ [2] ] factors do not favor an independent inquiry under article I, section 3 of the state constitution"
- stating, “[t]he Gunwall[ 11 ] factors do not favor an independent inquiry under article I, section 3 of the state constitution”

## Opinion text

Sanders, J.
(dissenting) — I join Justice Madsen’s dissent, however, write separately to restate my view expressed in my dissenting opinion in State v. Rivers, 129 Wn.2d 697 , that the "Persistent Offender Accountability Act,” also known as "Three Strikes and You’re Out,” unconstitutionally imposes cruel punishment contrary to Washington Constitution article I, section 14, and is therefore invalid on its face.
Reconsideration denied October 24, 1996.

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4711048. Public record. Not legal advice.