State v. Hayes

¶1 This case involves whether a trial court may impose an exceptional sentence on a defendant under the major economic offense sentence aggravators found in RCW 9.94A.535(3)(d)(i) and (iii) when that defendant’s *559conviction was based on accomplice liability. We agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeals that the trial court improperly applied the sentence aggravators to Larry Hayes. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

¶2 The State charged Larry Hayes with one count of leading organized crime and one count of identity theft in the first degree, among several other charges.1 The State…