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• Title: Washington V. Chadderton
• Author : Supreme Court of Washington
• Release Date : January 09, 1992
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 59 KB

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Ronald Chadderton pleaded guilty to, and was convicted of, the first degree manslaughter of a patient under his care at the nursing home where he worked as a nurse's aide. The trial judge imposed an exceptional sentence on the basis of the aggravating factors of abuse of a position of trust and the victim's particular vulnerability. The Court of Appeals affirmed, rejecting Chadderton's argument that the aggravating factors did not justify the exceptional sentence. We hold that when someone recklessly causes the death of a particularly vulnerable person entrusted to his or her care, the factors of abuse of trust and victim vulnerability may properly serve to justify an enhanced sentence for first degree manslaughter. However, because Chadderton's conviction was based on a guilty plea with virtually no development of the facts surrounding the crime, we find the record before us inadequate to enable us to determine whether the aggravating factors are sufficiently substantial and compelling in this case to warrant an exceptional sentence. We therefore reverse and remand for further factual development and resentencing.

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