State v. Bolar

— Only one issue is presented by this appeal: did the sentencing superior court judge have authority to group some concurrently served prior felony convictions as one offense and others separately when computing the defendant’s offender score? We say no to that question and accordingly reverse the Court of Appeals, remanding for resentencing.

Defendant Matthew Bolar pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to the crime of residential burglary. At sentencing, it was determined that Bolar’s criminal history consisted of six prior felony convictions — *363first degree robbery, bail jumping, and…