What Is A Firearm Enhancement And How Will It Affect My Criminal Case?
How does a firearm enhancement affect a criminal case? In Washington, it adds a fixed term on top of the base sentence, explains Pierce County attorney Spencer Freeman—for example, three years added to a 24-month drug-sale sentence. Critically, no 'good time' credit applies to the enhancement, so it's served in full and consecutively, dramatically raising a defendant's real exposure.
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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA
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How does a firearm enhancement affect a case?
In Washington it adds a fixed term on top of the base sentence—for example, three years added to a 24-month drug-sale sentence, stacking on the underlying crime.
Does good time shorten the enhancement?
No—no 'good time' credit applies to the enhancement, so it's served in full and consecutively, dramatically raising a defendant's real exposure.
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