Legal Opinion

State v. Morales

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 29, 2012No. 66239-2-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

¶1 — Florencio Morales appeals his judgment and sentence, claiming that the court incorrectly calculated his offender score. Specifically, he argues that the trial court incorrectly calculated an offender score of 8 for his current conviction of felony driving under the influence (DUI). He maintains that his score should have been 4. We agree, reverse, and remand for resentencing.

¶2 Federal Way police officers arrested Florencio Morales on December 7, 2009, after he failed to pull over when an officer turned on his car’s overhead lights. According to police, when Morales did stop, he was…

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