State v. Claypool

Interest on financial obligations arising from a defendant’s judgment and sentence begins to accrue on the date judgment is entered. RCW 10.82.090. Here, the trial court imposed financial obligations on Dean Claypool after he pleaded guilty to second degree assault. But the court deferred the accrual of interest until his release from custody. We reverse because the statute’s mandate is clear. *475The trial court, therefore, lacked the authority to defer the accrual of interest.

FACTS

Dean Claypool pleaded guilty to second degree assault as part of a plea agreement. The trial court accepted his…