His sentence was overturned by the Washington Court of Appeals but, in 2009, Mezquia was again sentenced to 36 years.

The Washington Court of Appeals overturned the decision of the trial court.

Joel Penoyar is a judge on the Washington Court of Appeals.

He was raised in a small house in a dirt alley called Washington Court in one of Charleston's poorest sections.

He served as a judge on Division Two of the Washington Court of Appeals,.

The Washington Court of Appeals is the intermediate level appellate court for the state of Washington.

He has filed a motion in Seattle asking the Washington Court of Appeals to overturn the sentence.

He served as a Washington state superior judge and on the Washington Court of Appeals.

Singer v. Hara, Washington Court of Appeals, May 1974.

The Washington Court of Appeals reversed this decision, claiming that the federal law did not supersede state law.