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9A.32.030  <<  9A.32.040 >>   9A.32.050

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RCW 9A.32.040

Murder in the first degree—Sentence.

Notwithstanding RCW 9A.32.030(2), any person convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Notes:

Severability—1982 c 10: See note following RCW 6.13.080.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Aggravated first degree murder: Chapter 10.95 RCW.