The sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards apply equally to offenders in all parts of the state, without discrimination as to any element that does not relate to the crime or the previous record of the defendant.
RCW 9.94A.340
Equal application.
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case State v. Thorne (1996)
Most recently applied in State of Washington v. Daniel Herbert Dunbar (July 2023)
1983 c 115 s 5.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.