Court of Appeals of Washington November 21, 2005, No. 53559-5-I (State v. Rivers)

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Cox, C.J.

— Neither the federal nor the state constitution requires a jury to determine beyond a reasonable doubt the fact of a prior conviction.1 Despite speculation about the continued validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States,2 the United States Supreme Court has not reconsidered that case.