State v. Vasquez

Enrique Vasquez appeals his conviction for delivery of cocaine and his school zone sentencing enhancement for delivery within 1,000 feet of the Youth Education Program (YEP). He asks this Court to decide whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the school zone enhancement because the YEP is not a school. We hold that the YEP meets the statutory definition of a school. We also find that the State presented sufficient evidence to support the finding that Vasquez delivered cocaine. Accordingly, we affirm.

On April 15, 1994, Seattle police conducted an undercover narcotics…