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Table 16. Mitigated Exceptional Sentence Reasons<br />

Fiscal Year 2011<br />

REASON<br />

NUMBER<br />

All parties agreed to mitigated sentence. 248<br />

Exceptional sentence is more appropriate/is in the interests <strong>of</strong> justice. 165<br />

Part <strong>of</strong> a Mitigated Plea Agreement 29<br />

Victim was an initiator, willing participant, aggressor, or provoker. 27<br />

For defendant's rehabilitation or treatment. 20<br />

Capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness was significantly impaired. 14<br />

The defendant's mental condition. 14<br />

No prior convictions or they are remote in time. 6<br />

To make frugal use <strong>of</strong> the state's resources. 6<br />

Crime committed under duress, coercion, threat, or compulsion. 4<br />

Assisted law enforcement/agreed to help in prosecution <strong>of</strong> codefendant. 4<br />

Mitigated total confinment imposed w/extended community custody 3<br />

Defendant poses no threat to the community. 3<br />

Defendant's age. 3<br />

Defendant is making an effort to change criminal behavior or demonstrates a desire to do so. 2<br />

Defendant's physical condition. 2<br />

Defendant is addicted to drugs or alcohol. 2<br />

The delay in filing the case was lengthy. 2<br />

The multiple <strong>of</strong>fense policy results in a clearly excessive presumptive sent. 2<br />

Defendant's actions did not intend crime or harm. 1<br />

Suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome 1<br />

Defendant is providing support to dependents. 1<br />

Defendant is a battered woman. 1<br />

Defendant is remorseful. 1<br />

Prison would be detrimental. 1<br />

Nature <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>fense. 1<br />

Defendant should be sentenced according to agreed range (clerical error). 1<br />

Exceptional sentence is one day less than range. 1<br />

Small quantity <strong>of</strong> drugs involved. 1<br />

Confession before apprehension. 1<br />

Offense is response to victim's abuse <strong>of</strong> defendant or defendant's children. 1<br />

Victim or family requests lower sentence. 1<br />

Total Mitigated Reasons:<br />

Total Mitigated Sentences:<br />

Total Reasons Per Case:<br />

569<br />

504<br />

1.1<br />

41 <strong>of</strong> 57

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