In re the Personal Restraint of Bowman

— Earl Ira Bowman challenges his sentence for solicitation to deliver cocaine imposed pursuant to former RCW 9.94A.410 (1986). The sentence was based on a plea bargain after Bowman was charged under RCW 9A.28.030. Bowman argues that it is not clear whether the Legislature intended solicitation to be charged under chapter 9A.28 RCW or as an offense under chapter 69.50 RCW. He argues that this ambiguity requires that the rule of lenity be applied and resolved in his favor, resulting in a maximum 12-month sentence under chapter 69.50 RCW, instead of the lengthier sentence he received. We…