State v. Grayson

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Becker, J.

— At issue in this appeal is a sentencing statute, RCW 9.94A.589(3). We hold the statute requires the sentencing court to make an “either-or” choice. The sentence must either be concurrent with another sentence or consecutive to it. The statute does not authorize the hybrid model utilized in the present case, where the court ordered a portion of the 144-month sentence to be served consecutively while the rest was to run concurrently.

¶2 John Grayson was arrested on January 13, 2002, and charged in Whatcom County with two drug-related felonies: possession of cocaine with intent to…