State v. Mitchell

59 P.3d 717 (2002)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

George MITCHELL, Appellant.

No. 49496-1-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 23, 2002.

Catherine Floit, David Koch, Nielsen, Broman & Koch, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Adrienne McCoy, King County Pros. Atty., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, C.J.

A judgment and sentence must be definite and certain. But a precise term of community custody cannot be specified at sentencing when it is contingent on the amount of early release time the defendant may earn while incarcerated. Appellant Mitchell contends that a sentence must at…