State v. Winkle

¶1 — A jury convicted Roy Winkle of two counts of rape of a child in the third degree. The statutory maximum for rape of a child in the third degree is 60 months. Winkle contends that the trial court erred by imposing a term of 60 months and a term of community custody for earned early release limited to the statutory maximum. Winkle argues the sentence violates the recently adopted amendments to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), chapter 9.94A RCW, that prohibit the court from imposing a term of confinement and a period of community custody that exceeds the statutory maximum. Laws of…