State v. Olsen

J.M. Johnson, J.*

¶1 In this case, we consider Washington’s treatment of foreign convictions for sentencing purposes in light of the recent United States Supreme Court case Descamps v. United States, _ U.S. _, 133 S. Ct. 2276, 186 L. Ed. 2d 438 (2013). Petitioner Edward Olsen was convicted of a number of crimes, including attempted second degree murder, for an incident of domestic violence against the mother of his children. His offender score at sentencing was six, and he received an exceptional sentence of 360 months. Olsen claims that a foreign conviction for terrorist threats was not…