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IN RE SMITH

No. 58447-2-I.

161 P.3d 483 (2007)

In Re Postsentence Petition of Christopher SMITH. State of Washington, Department of Corrections, Petitioner, v. Christopher M. Smith, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

As Amended July 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronda Denise Larson, Atty. Generals Ofc./C.J. Division, Olympia, WA, for Petitioner.

Prosecuting Atty. King County, King Co. Pros./App. Unit Supervisor, James Morrissey Whisman, King County Prosecutor's Office, Susan F. Wilk, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

COLEMAN, J.

¶ 1 In its postsentence petition, the Department of Corrections (DOC) contends that trial courts may not impose exceptional terms of community custody. Washington courts, however, have disagreed, interpreting the trial court's statutory authority to impose exceptional sentences to include exceptional community custody terms. Thus, we deny the petition.

FACTS

¶ 2 Christopher Smith pleaded guilty to first degree rape of...

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