State v. Breaux

¶1 This case involves a dispute under RCW 9.94A.589(l)(b), which provides for mandatory consecutive sentences whenever a person is convicted of two or more serious violent offenses arising from separate and distinct criminal conduct. Reginald Breaux pleaded guilty to two serious violent offenses — attempted first degree rape and first degree rape — and one violent offense — second degree rape.1

¶2 Under the statute’s special scoring procedures, multiple serious violent offenses increase the sentencing range. The procedure involves selecting the current serious violent offense with the highest…