State v. Jeannotte

947 P.2d 1192 (1997)

133 Wash.2d 847

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

John Jay JEANNOTTE, Appellant.

No. 65169-8.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued October 10, 1997.

Decided December 11, 1997.

Phelps & Associates, Douglas D. Phelps, Spokane, for Appellant.

James Sweetser, Spokane County Prosecutor, Carlin M. Jude, Deputy County Prosecutor, Spokane, for Respondent.

TALMADGE, Justice.

We are asked to determine if a trial court may impose an exceptional sentence below the standard range on the basis of a failed defense when the jury has explicitly rejected such defense in rendering its…