Legal Opinion

State v. Alvarado

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 2008No. 81069-9PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

¶1 Alexander Alvarado seeks reversal of his exceptional sentence for residential burglary. Alvarado was convicted at trial of multiple crimes and had a high criminal offender score. Concluding that some of his current offenses would otherwise go unpunished within the meaning of RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the trial court imposed an exceptional sentence of 120 months for count I residential burglary to run concurrently with the standard range sentences on the remaining counts. We hold that the trial court properly applied RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c) in concluding that some of Alvarado’s offenses would go…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by125 opinions

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