State v. Jennings

Justin Jennings appeals his exceptional sentence for the rape and torture of his 13-day-old daughter. He argues that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to two counts of first degree assault of a child (RCW 9A.36.120) because at sentencing the court erroneously referenced a standard range higher than the correct standard range listed on his Statement of Defendant in Plea of Guilty.

Because there was no plea agreement breach, we affirm Jennings’ guilty plea convictions. But because we cannot say from the record that the trial court would have imposed the same exceptional sentence…