State v. Soto

Siddoway, A.C.J.

¶1 This case presents a statutory construction issue of first impression: whether a sentencing court has the statutory authority to impose a firearm sentence enhancement on a defendant’s sentence for conviction of an unranked felony. We conclude that RCW 9.94A.533, which provides for firearm and other sentence enhancements, applies only to ranked offenses.

¶2 We reverse the firearm sentence enhancement and remand to the trial court to strike the enhancement from *709David Soto’s judgment and sentence. With respect to the second issue raised by Mr. Soto, we direct the court to…