State v. Worl

— Billy Worl appeals his convictions of attempted second degree murder and malicious harassment. He contends the court erred by (1) denying his motion for a change of venue because of pretrial publicity; (2) admitting statements made by him before he was given his Miranda warnings; (3) sentencing him for both convictions; (4) calculating his offender score; and (5) imposing an exceptional sentence. We affirm.

At trial, the parties testified as follows: At approximately 2 a.m. on July 30, 1988, Billy Worl and Tim Carver were "panhandling" in a Safeway parking lot in Spokane. Mr. Worl approached…