State v. Watson

Quinn-Brintnall, A.C.J.

— Charles Watson appeals his standard range sentence for delivery of a controlled sub*525stance on the grounds that the trial court failed to grant an evidentiary hearing on disputed facts, failed to follow statutory sentencing procedures, and violated his equal protection and due process rights when it denied his request that he be sentenced under the Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA).

We hold that the prosecutor’s memoranda improperly conveyed the prosecutor’s DOSA sentencing policy to all Pierce County superior court judges. But because the State’s sentencing…