State v. Hagar

¶1 Howard Hagar challenges the exceptional sentences imposed following his guilty plea to three counts of first degree theft, arguing that the sentences must be reversed in light of Blakely v. Washington.1 Although Hagar stipulated to facts in his plea agreement that support the exceptional sentences, he contends Blakely provides a basis to argue that a mutual mistake underlies the plea agreement. Hagar argues that the mistake entitles him to his choice of remedies.

Cox, C. J.

¶2 Generally, where the parties to a plea agreement make a mutual mistake concerning a direct consequence of the plea,…