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In re Bowler

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II
Dec 12, 2017
1 Wn. App. 2d 1043 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

50558-4-II

12-12-2017

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of SCOTT ALLEN BOWLER


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

BJORGEN, C.J.

Scott Bowler seeks relief from personal restraint resulting from his 2016 plea of guilty to second degree burglary. We grant the petition in part and deny the remainder.

In Bowler's judgment and sentence, the trial court found that Bowler "is indigent and disabled and is not anticipated to be able to pay financial obligations in the future." Resp. to Personal Restraint Pet., App. A, at 4. The trial court then imposed the following legal financial obligations (LFOs): $500 victim assessment, $100 domestic violence assessment, $200 criminal filing fee, and $100 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) collection fee.

Bowler argues that the trial court erred in imposing any LFOs because of his physical disabilities and his lack of vocation. But the victim assessment, criminal filing fee, and DNA collection fee are mandatory LFOs that the trial court must impose. State v. Clark, 191 Wn.App. 369, 373, 362 P.3d 309 (2015). As to domestic violence assessment, the State concedes that it is a discretionary LFO and that the trial court erred in imposing it. We accept the State's concession.

We grant Bowler's petition in part and remand to the trial court for correction by striking the $100 domestic violence assessment from Bowler's judgment and sentence. As to the mandatory LFOs, we deny the petition.

A majority of the panel having determined that this opinion will not be printed in the Washington Appellate Reports, but will be filed for public record in accordance with RCW 2.06.040, it is so ordered.

We concur: JOHANSON, J., SUTTON, J.


Summaries of

In re Bowler

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II
Dec 12, 2017
1 Wn. App. 2d 1043 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017)
Case details for

In re Bowler

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of SCOTT ALLEN BOWLER

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II

Date published: Dec 12, 2017

Citations

1 Wn. App. 2d 1043 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017)
1 Wash. App. 2d 1043