State v. Ha'mim

After Anzala Ha’mim was convicted of first degree robbery, the trial court imposed an exceptional sentence below the standard range set by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 because Ha’mim had no prior contacts with the police and because she was 18 years old when she committed the crime. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to the trial court for resentencing. We affirm the Court of Appeals and remand for resentencing in light of this decision

FACTS

On May 1, 1994, Anzala Ha’mim, her twin sister, and a male companion went into a hair salon in Seattle. Joseph Baril and Hon Nan Yan were in…