Talmadge, J. (dissenting) — I dissent. The majority’s opinion ignores the unambiguous legislative history of RCW 9.94A.360(6)(a), and adopts a strained analysis resulting in consequences that run completely counter to the specific purposes of the statute. Under the majority’s opinion, trial courts will now have unfettered discretion, subject to no standard, to group prior sentences for purposes of scoring criminal histories. The a…
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