State v. Law

¶1 Angela Law pleaded guilty to one count of second degree theft. While the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), chapter 9.94A RCW, established Law’s standard range sentence, based on her offense and past criminal history, as 22-29 months, the trial court sentenced her to just 6 months, and further converted 4 of those months to community service. Additionally, the trial court ruled that Law’s continued work within her 12-step program would satisfy her community service hours. The Court of Appeals reversed the exceptional sentence, held the conversion of more than 30 days to community service…