State v. Bluehorse

¶1 — Timothy Bluehorse appeals his conviction for drive-by shooting and his exceptional sentence based on a gang aggravator.1 Bluehorse contends that (1) the trial court erred in failing to enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting his exceptional sentence, (2) the record does not support the jury’s finding of a gang aggravator, (3) the trial court’s reasons for imposing an exceptional sentence were not substantial and compelling because they violated the real facts doctrine,2 and (4) the exceptional sentence was clearly excessive. In his statement of additional grounds…