State Of Washington v. Paul Anthony Martinez

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 79539-2-I ) Respondent, ) DIVISION ONE ) v. ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) PAUL ANTHONY MARTINEZ, ) ) Appellant. ) ) HAZELRIGG, J. — Paul Martinez entered a guilty plea to the charge of second degree murder and admitted the aggravating circumstance that the crime was a domestic violence offense committed within sight and sound of his and the victim’s minor children. He seeks reversal of his exceptional sentence, arguing that the court erred in determining as a matter of law that substantial and compelling reasons…