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STATE v. STEELE

No. 33608-1-II.

142 P.3d 649 (2006)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Lee Arnold STEELE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Mowry Cruser, Law Office of Anne Cruser, Kalama, WA, for Appellant.

Michael C. Kinnie, Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Respondent.

BRIDGEWATER, J.

¶ 1 Lee Arnold Steele appeals his exceptional sentence entered under a plea agreement wherein he stipulated to aggravating factors. We hold that Steele knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily: (1) waived his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and (2) stipulated to the relevant, aggravating facts that enabled the court to impose an exceptional sentence. Two rationales support our holding.

¶ 2 First, Steele's Statement of Defendant...

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