State v. Williams

The issue here is whether the State may appeal the trial court’s determination of a defendant’s eligibility for special sentencing under the drug offender sentencing alternative (DOSA) provisions of RCW 9.94A-.660. We conclude that such determinations are indeed appealable and therefore reverse the Court of Appeals and direct it to consider the merits of the State’s substantive challenges to the defendant’s DOSA sentence.

*145FACTS

In May 2000, Darin Williams pleaded guilty to manufacturing, possessing, and delivering methamphetamine. During a presentence hearing, Williams asked the superior court…