OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART
SWEENEY, C.J.
¶ 1 RCW 9.94A.712 requires that a judge sentence a defendant convicted of first degree child molestation to the statutory maximum—life imprisonment. The sentencing court sets only a minimum term, within the standard range. RCW 9.94A.712. Ramon Murillo pleaded guilty to first degree child molestation. But the judge at the guilty plea hearing told him: "If you plead guilty to this charge, I will sentence...
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