STATE v. NELSON

No. 53116-1.

108 Wn.2d 491 (1987)

740 P.2d 835

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. GARY TYRONE NELSON, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Johnson of Department of Assigned Counsel, for petitioner.

John W. Ladenburg, Prosecuting Attorney, and Barbara L. Corey-Boulet, Appellate Deputy, for respondent.


UTTER, J.

Gary Nelson seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision vacating his exceptional sentence and directing the trial court to impose a sentence within the guideline range of RCW 9.94A, the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA). At issue is whether the trial court found adequate reasons to impose a sentence below the 31 to 41 months defined as the standard range by the SRA. The Court of Appeals found no evidence to support one finding by the trial court, and held...

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