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State v. Mendoza

Citations

  • 819 P.2d 387
  • 63 Wash. App. 373
  • 1991 Wash. App. LEXIS 419

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  • sentencing provisions of RCW 9.94A.410 and RCW 9.94A.310(2) do not apply to convictions under RCW 69.50
  • sentencing provisions of RCW 9.94A.410 and RCW 9.94A.310(2) do not apply to convictions under RCW 69.50
  • Because RCW 69.50 includes no sentencing directions such as those contained in RCW 9.94A.410 and RCW 9.94A.310(2), it is impossible to determine the seriousness level of inchoate crimes charged under RCW 69.50. Therefore, RCW 9.94A.120(6) [now RCW 9.94A.120(7
  • “The latter statute [RCW 69.50.407] is ‘a specific statute relating to conspiracies involving controlled substances and such an act of conspiracy must be charged under [RCW 69.50.407] to the exclusion of [RCW 9A.28.040] which deals with conspiracy in general.’ ”
  • RCW 69.50.407, as it relates to drug conspiracies, is the specific statute which takes precedence over the general statute relating to conspiracies in RCW 9A.28, and must be used when charging one with a conspiracy to commit a drug- related offense

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