State v. Calhoun

257 P.3d 693, 163 Wash. App. 153
CourtCourt of Appeals of Washington
DecidedAugust 16, 2011
Docket39702-1-II
StatusPublished
Cited by11 cases

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Bluebook
State v. Calhoun, 257 P.3d 693, 163 Wash. App. 153 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011).

Opinion

Quinn-Brintnall, J.

¶1 A jury found Abdul Calhoun guilty of first degree robbery, under RCW 9A.56.200; first degree burglary, under RCW 9A.52.020(1)(b); and two counts of second degree assault, under RCW 9A.36.021(1)(e). In Calhoun’s first appeal, we held that the assault convictions merged into the robbery conviction and remanded for resentencing. State v. Calhoun, noted at 142 Wn. App. 1022 2008 WL 77389, 2008 Wash. App. LEXIS 31, review denied, 165 Wn.2d 1030 (2009).

¶2 The resentencing court allowed the State to introduce additional evidence proving Calhoun’s criminal history in *157 accord with the 2008 amendments 1 to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), ch. 9.94A RCW. Calhoun appeals the resentencing court’s decision, arguing that (1) application of the 2008 amendments violates the savings statute, RCW 10.01.040; (2) application of the 2008 amendments violates the ex post facto clauses of the federal and state constitutions; and (3) under the law in effect at the time Calhoun committed the crime, which should have been applied, the State would have been precluded from introducing additional evidence at the resentencing hearing. Calhoun also alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and the prosecutor miscalculated his offender score based on the criminal history listed on his judgment and sentence. We hold that the resentencing court properly applied the 2008 SRA amendments, Calhoun did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel, and the miscalculation of the offender score appears to be a scrivener’s error. Accordingly, we affirm but remand for the trial court to correct the scrivener’s error on Calhoun’s judgment and sentence or, if the miscalculated offender score is not based on a scrivener’s error, to resentence Calhoun.

FACTS

¶3 On July 11, 2005, Calhoun and an accomplice broke into a residential home and stole a safe. A jury found Calhoun guilty of first degree robbery, under RCW 9A.56.200; first degree burglary, under RCW 9A.52.020(l)(b); and two counts of second degree assault, under RCW 9A.36.021(l)(e). Calhoun was originally sentenced on June 2, 2006.

¶4 At Calhoun’s initial sentencing hearing, the State argued that Calhoun’s offender score should be calculated at nine based on three prior Oregon drug convictions (one point each) and two points for each current offense. The State produced certified copies of the judgments and sen *158 tences for the three Oregon offenses. The State did not offer any other evidence to establish the comparability of the Oregon offenses with Washington felonies. The trial court calculated Calhoun’s offender score as nine. Calhoun’s standard sentencing range for first degree robbery was 129 to 171 months, first degree burglary was 87 to 117 months, and second degree assault was 63 to 84 months. The trial court imposed 171 months for the robbery conviction, 117 months for the burglary conviction, and 84 months for each of the assault convictions, with all these sentences to run concurrently.

¶5 After the trial court announced Calhoun’s sentence, Calhoun said, “I would like to say that I object to the points being offered at nine points. I only have four points in my history.” Report of Proceedings (RP) (June 2, 2006) at 11. The trial court responded, “We’ve already entered an order in that regard.” RP (June 2, 2006) at 11. 2

¶6 Calhoun appealed, arguing that his double-jeopardy rights were violated because the assault convictions merged with the robbery conviction. In an unpublished opinion, we agreed and remanded the case for resentencing with an order to merge the assault convictions with the robbery *159 conviction. Calhoun, 2008 WL 77389, at *15, 2008 Wash. App. LEXIS 31, at *40.

¶7 Calhoun’s resentencing, which was conducted in a series of four hearings, began in May 2009. The State sought to introduce additional evidence proving the comparability of Calhoun’s three Oregon convictions from his initial sentencing hearing. In addition, the State sought to introduce evidence of a fourth Oregon conviction and a 1999 Washington assault conviction, which the State had not presented at the initial sentencing hearing. Calhoun objected to the admission of new evidence, arguing that the State was limited to the record and evidence introduced at the original sentencing hearing. The resentencing court continued the first resentencing hearing in order to allow both parties the opportunity to brief this evidentiary issue.

¶8 On July 1 and 17, 2009, the State argued that (1) it should be allowed to introduce additional evidence in accordance with recent 2008 SRA amendments to RCW 9.94A-.525(21) and .530; and (2) even if the prior law applied, Calhoun’s objections at the original sentencing hearing were not sufficient to preclude the State from introducing additional evidence at resentencing. Calhoun argued that (1) applying the 2008 SRA amendments violated the savings statute and the prohibition against ex post facto laws; (2) the resentencing court was obligated to apply the law that was in effect at the time Calhoun committed his offenses; and (3) under the prior law, Calhoun’s objections were sufficient to preclude the State from introducing additional evidence at the resentencing. The resentencing court applied the 2008 SRA amendments and admitted all of the State’s evidence.

¶9 The State introduced certified copies of judgments and sentences to prove the following prior convictions:

(1) 1995 Delivery of Controlled Substance, Oregon

(2) 1998 Delivery of Controlled Substance, Oregon

*160 (3) 1999 Second Degree Assault, Washington 3

(4) 2001 Delivery of Controlled Substance, Oregon

(5) 2001 Possession of Controlled Substance, Oregon 4

The State also presented copies of the Oregon statutes and the corresponding Washington statutes in order to prove comparability. Calhoun objected to the admission of all the State’s evidence.

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