Washington Supreme Court· 5/11/1995

State v. Ritchie

Citations

894 P.2d 1308
126 Wash. 2d 388
1995 Wash. LEXIS 159

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holding that exceptional sentences do not need to be proportional in length to the standard sentence
upholding an 84-month sentence for second degree assault despite it being nine times greater than the high end of the standard range
upholding a 26-year sentence for the rape of a 6 1/2- week-old baby by a defendant who had an offender score of 0 and who penetrated the baby with his little finger
upholding 900-month exceptional sentence where standard range was 240 to 320 months
\Legislative silence regarding the construed portion of the statute in a subsequent amendment creates a presumption of acquiescence in that construction.\
deliberate cruelty, multiple injuries, victim’s vulnerability, abuse of a position of trust, and an ongoing pattern of abuse

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Judges: Brachtenbach, Madsen, Guy

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