State v. Gaines

The State challenges the trial court's imposition of an exceptional sentence below the standard range for the defendant's violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, RCW 69.50, aiding the delivery of cocaine. The court imposed an exceptional sentence of 12 months' confinement and 12 months' inpatient drug treatment, rather than a standard range sentence of 31 to 41 months. We affirm.

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Facts

On May 3, 1990, Gaines pleaded guilty to aiding in a delivery of cocaine. The State alleged that undercover police officer M. Alphin approached Gaines on the street, asked him if he had a "twenty",…