STATE v. MONTGOMERY

No. 44065-9-I.

17 P.3d 1237 (2001)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Steven MONTGOMERY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Chaney, David Koch, Nielsen Broman & Associates, Seattle, for Appellant.

James W. Whisman, King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, Appellate Unit, Seattle, for Respondent.


GROSSE, J.

A legislative increase in the length of the maximum sentence eligible for Sex Offender Sentencing Alternatives (SOSA) operates in conjunction with an increase in the sentence ranges for a sex offender contained in the same act. Montgomery does not qualify under the increased SOSA sentence limit because he was sentenced under the older, lower sentence ranges. Thus, we affirm the trial court's denial of Montgomery's SOSA petition.

A jury convicted...

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