State v. Ziegler

The State of Washington appeals a judgment of the Lewis County Superior Court in which that court suspended a 27-month sentence it had imposed on Rhonda Ziegler for the crime of second degree rape of a child. The State contends that the sentencing court was without authority to suspend the sentence because Ziegler was not sexually deviant. We affirm.

Rhonda Ziegler was charged in Lewis County Superior Court with second degree rape of a child. RCW 9A.44.076. The information alleged that Ziegler, "together with another," engaged in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old child. The evidence…