In Re the Personal Restraint of Irwin

Andersen, J.—

Facts of Case

This case involves the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA) 1 and the extent of its applicability to crimes committed before the July 1, 1984 effective date of the act. 2

The record in this case establishes that the petitioner was a Whatcom County drug dealer at the time he was convicted of four felony drug offenses. 3 By personal restraint petition, he now challenges the legality of his minimum sentences set by the Indeterminate Sentencing Review Board. He also challenges the Board's determination that the minimum sentences on his four convictions run consecutively.

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