Court Opinion

ID: 2715419
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2014-08-06 17:23:38.365912+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:59.612430
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
                        DIVISION ONE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
                                                  No. 70441-9-1
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JOHN ALAN CARTER,                                 UNPUBLISHED OPINION
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                       Appellant.                 FILED:   MAY 1 2 2014

          Per Curiam — A jury found John Carter guilty of first degree rape and second

degree kidnapping. On appeal, he contends - and the State concedes - that the trial

court erred in imposing an exceptional minimum term based on a judicial finding that the

standard range was "clearly too lenient." See RCW 9.94A.535(2)(b); Allevne v. United

States,        U.S.    , 133 S. Ct. 2151, 186 L Ed. 2d 314 (2013) (any fact that increases

the mandatory minimum sentence must be proved to the jury beyond a reasonable

doubt). The State also concedes that there is no statutory authority for submitting the

"clearly too lenient" aggravator to a jury on remand. Accordingly, we accept the State's

concessions and remand the matter for the imposition of a minimum term within the

standard range.

          Remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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