Opinion ID: 2587850
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Heading: State v. Henderson

Text: ¶ 5 In May 2006, a jury found David M. Henderson guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the first degree. Prior to sentencing, the prosecutor filed a Statement, which included the prosecutor's assertion of Henderson's criminal history, listing the crime and sentencing court. In it, the prosecutor recommended that the defendant be given an offender score of 2 based on his prior criminal history, resulting in a standard sentencing range of one year and one day to 14 months. The State provided no documentation establishing the prior convictions. ¶ 6 At sentencing, the prosecutor summarized the defendant's criminal history and his calculation of the standard range. Henderson did not object but also did not affirmatively acknowledge or stipulate to the Statement or to the prosecutor's representations of his criminal history. The only reference Henderson's attorney made on the record was that he recommended the bottom [of] the standard range. RP (Aug. 7, 2006) at 86. The sentencing court assigned Henderson an offender score of 2 and sentenced him to one year and one day. ¶ 7 The Court of Appeals affirmed Henderson's conviction but remanded for resentencing because Henderson did not admit to the criminal history and the State did not prove the existence of the prior convictions through competent evidence. State v. Henderson, noted at 139 Wash.App. 1078, 2007 WL 2122422, at . The State petitioned for review, raising the same arguments as in the Mendoza case. Additionally, the State argued that if the case is remanded for resentencing, it should be given the opportunity to submit evidence of Henderson's criminal history. We granted review and consolidated this case with Mendoza. [1] State v. Henderson, 163 Wash.2d 1022, 185 P.3d 1194 (2008).