In re the Personal Restraint of Mahrle

— Craig Edward Mahrle seeks relief from personal restraint imposed following his conviction of solicitation to commit second degree murder. He contends the Department of Corrections (DOC) has incorrectly applied RCW 9.94A.150(1) to his sentence. That statute provides that for certain offenses, an inmate may earn early release time equal to only 15 percent of his total sentence. Mr. Mahrle believes his crime falls under the general "other case” provision of the same statute that permits earned early release time for up to one-third of the sentence.

RCW 9.94A.150(1) reads:

[T]he term of the…