STATE v. HOOPER

No. 44369-1-I.

997 P.2d 936 (2000)

100 Wash.App. 179

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Clayton James HOOPER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered April 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Gibson, and Nielsen, Broman & Assoc., Pllc, Seattle, WA, for appellant.

Scott A. Marlow, and Prosecuting Atty. King County, King County Prosecutor/Appellate Unit, Seattle, WA, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Assaulting witnesses because they call 911 to report a crime is a valid aggravating factor in support of an exceptional sentence. So is assaulting a disabled individual by punching him in the face, taking his cane, and knocking him onto his car. Because the court here placed more weight on these factors than on the invalid particular vulnerability finding, we affirm Clayton Hooper's exceptional sentence.

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