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STATE v. TURNER

No. 40096.

78 Wn.2d 276 (1970)

474 P.2d 91

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. FLOYD WAYNE TURNER, JR., Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Burton, for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll, Neal J. Shulman, and Gerald M. Lorentson, for respondent.

HALE, J.

Found guilty by a jury of violating the Uniform Flag Law (Laws of 1919, ch. 107, p. 259; RCW 9.86), defendant appeals the sentence of 6 months in jail and a $500 fine.

The statute then in effect declared:

No person shall publicly mutilate, deface, defile, defy, trample upon or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.

Uniform Flag Law, RCW 9.86.030.1

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