Opinion ID: 2514556
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Error in Sentencing Documentation

Text: ¶ 6 A court may not order a sentence beyond that authorized by law. In re Pers. Restraint of Carle, 93 Wash.2d 31, 33, 604 P.2d 1293 (1980). Any such order is invalid on its face. In re Pers. Restraint of Goodwin, 146 Wash.2d 861, 866-67, 50 P.3d 618 (2002). Here, the sentence for the firearm charge is 116 months, yet the total months of confinement ordered is 168. The total exceeds the high end of the sentencing range, 116 months, see RCW 9.94A.510, and the statutory maximum, 120 months, see RCW 9A.20.021(1)(b). The State concedes that the judgment and sentence is in error. Suppl. Br. of Resp't at 4. We hold that the sentence is invalid on its face. [2] ¶ 7 When a judgment and sentence is facially invalid, the proper remedy is remand for correction of the error. Goodwin, 146 Wash.2d at 877, 50 P.3d 618; In re Pers. Restraint of West, 154 Wash.2d 204, 215, 110 P.3d 1122 (2005). Here, the context indicates that the intended sentences were within statutory bounds116 months for the firearm charge and 52 months for theft charge, for a total of 168 months. The trial court erred by listing the total months of confinement for the two cases on the line meant to indicate the total months of confinement for just one case. We remand for correction of the error.