Washington Supreme Court· 4/3/1997

Matter of Johnson

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933 P.2d 1019

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holding incorrect calculation of offender score is a fundamental defect in a sentence resulting in a miscarriage of justice and requiring relief under a PRP
holding incorrect calculation of offender score is a fundamental defect in a sentence resulting in a miscarriage of justice and requiring relief under a PRP
intervening change in statutory interpretation “must be applied retroactively” because “[o]nce the Court has determined the meaning of a statute, that is what the statute has meant since its enactment” (citing In re Pers. Restraint of Vandervlugt, 120 Wn.2d 427, 436, 842 P.2d 950 (1992
“Once the Court has determined the meaning of a statute, that is what the statute has meant since its enactment.”
a sentencing court acts without statutory authority under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 when it imposes a sentence based on a miscalculated offender score
a sentencing court acts without statutory authority under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 when it imposes a sentence based on a miscalculated offender score

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Judges: Talmadge

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