State v. Hobbs

The State appeals from the trial court's imposition of an exceptional sentence below the standard range. The State contends that the reasons given by the trial court for the exceptional sentence are not supported by the record, and further, that these reasons do not justify an exceptional sentence.

I

On October 15, 1988, at 11:30 a.m., Jennifer McGuire returned to her apartment to find her ex-boyfriend, Rodney Hobbs, standing inside. Hobbs was angry that she was dating another man and that she had stayed out all night. He demanded to know where her boyfriend lived. When McGuire refused to…