State v. Hooper

— Assaulting witnesses because they call 911 to report a crime is a valid aggravating factor in support of an exceptional sentence. So is assaulting a disabled individual by punching him in the face, taking his cane, and knocking him onto his car. Because the court here placed more weight on these factors than on the invalid particular vulnerability finding, we affirm Clayton Hooper’s exceptional sentence.

FACTS

Stacey McEwan testified she arrived at a restaurant and was getting out of the car when a young girl ran up and screamed for help, saying a group was assaulting her friends. William…