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STATE v. MITCHELL

No. 49496-1-I.

59 P.3d 717 (2002)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. George MITCHELL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 23, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Floit, David Koch, Nielsen, Broman & Koch, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Adrienne McCoy, King County Pros. Atty., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, C.J.

A judgment and sentence must be definite and certain. But a precise term of community custody cannot be specified at sentencing when it is contingent on the amount of early release time the defendant may earn while incarcerated. Appellant Mitchell contends that a sentence must at least state the maximum potential period of earned early release in order to notify the defendant as to the potential maximum period of community custody. We hold a sentence...

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