State v. Manlove

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Fearing, J.

RCW 9.94A.535(3)(a) allows a sentencing enhancement if a jury finds an aggravating factor that “[t]he defendant’s conduct during the commission of the current offense manifested deliberate cruelty to the victim.” David Manlove argues that this enhancement may not apply to a property crime and, in particular, to burglary. We disagree and affirm his sentence.

FACTS

¶2 In 2005, Paula Parker and her then-husband purchased a remote cabin on forty acres in Stevens County, Washington. The couple became acquainted with their neighbor, David Manlove, whose home lay a half mile from Parker’s…