Ben-Neth v. Indeterminate Sentence Review Board

Brachtenbach, J. *

The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board appeals the issuance of a writ of mandate which directed the Board to set a new minimum term for petitioner "more consistent with the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981" (SRA), RCW 9.94A. We reverse.

The following events give rise to this action: (1) (a) Petitioner was convicted of theft in the first degree; (b) petitioner was convicted of two counts of unlawful issuance of checks, sentences to run concurrently with the theft sentence; (2) Board of Prison Terms and Paroles on February 9, 1982, set the minimum term at 42 months; (3)…