Washington Supreme Court· 8/14/1986

State v. Armstrong

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723 P.2d 1111
106 Wash. 2d 547
1986 Wash. LEXIS 1239

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holding that the burns inflicted on the 10-month-old victim by defendant's throwing boiling coffee on the child and plunging the child's foot in the coffee were injuries accounted for in the offense of second degree assault and could not justify an exceptional sentence
holding that the burns inflicted on the 10-month-old victim by defendant’s throwing boiling coffee on the child and plunging the child’s foot in the coffee were injuries accounted for in the offense of second degree assault and could not justify an exceptional sentence
using former RCW 9.94A.390(2)(d)(i) (1998) to justify an exceptional sentence for the infliction of multiple injuries in the course of a second degree assault
using former RCW 9.94A.390(2)(d)(i) to justify an exceptional sentence for the infliction of multiple injuries in the course of a second degree assault
rejecting criminal history and lack of aggravating circumstances such as premeditation and deliberate cruelty
analogizing multiple injuries to an assault victim to multiple incidents per victim in major economic offense

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Judges: Durham, Goodloe

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