State v. Payne

Reed, A.C.J.

—Jerry Eugene Payne appeals a 5-year sentence imposed after his guilty plea to second degree assault (RCW 9A.36.020(l)(d)). The standard range for the offense is 3 to 9 months. Payne contends that the sentencing court relied on unsupported and improper findings as a basis to enhance his sentence. We agree that the court's findings are defective and, therefore, reverse and remand to the sentencing court.

At approximately 2 in the morning Payne offered a ride to a stranger, a young woman on the street in south Tacoma. The woman contends that Payne drove her to a dark, wooded area…