State v. Borg

36 P.3d 546 (2001)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

James Dwayne BORG, Petitioner.

No. 70669-7.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued October 23, 2001.

Decided December 27, 2001.

Clayton Dickinson, Fircrest, for Petitioner.

Gerald Horne, Pierce County Prosecutor, John Christopher Hillman, Deputy, Tacoma, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

James Dwayne Borg was convicted of six counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. The superior court imposed an exceptional sentence above the standard range because Borg committed multiple crimes, even though the "same criminal conduct" rule of RCW 9.94A.589[1]…