In Re West

110 P.3d 1122 (2005)

154 Wash.2d 204

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Brenda Louise WEST, Petitioner.

No. 75310-5.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued January 20, 2005.

Decided April 28, 2005.

Darrel Lance Lahtinen, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Kathleen Proctor, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, Tacoma, for Respondent.

BRIDGE, J.

¶ 1 In 1996, Brenda Louise West held up a Motel 6 clerk for $120. In exchange for a reduction of the charge from first degree robbery down to first degree theft, West agreed to serve an exceptional 10-year sentence. This eliminated the possibility that…