State v. Sargent

At a juvenile disposition hearing on October 7, 1982, middle offender Verlin Sargent was sentenced, in connection with his third degree theft conviction, to 3 months of community supervision, 20 hours of community service, and a mandatory penalty assessment of $50. Sargent timely appeals alleging that (1) imposition of a $50 mandatory penalty under the crime victims compensation assistance act (RCW 7.68.010 et seq.) was not legislatively authorized in juvenile offense disposition hearings; and (2) even, if the penalty was applicable, its imposition was not mandatory. We disagree with both…