STATE v. HORTON

No. 21896-4-I.

54 Wn. App. 837 (1989)

776 P.2d 703

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ESTHER HORTON, Petitioner.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Lee Elliott of Associated Counsel for the Accused, for petitioner.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Jeffrey Smith and Scott Jackson, Deputies, for respondent.


WEBSTER, J.

Esther Horton violated an order for protection under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. She was convicted on two counts by the District Court under RCW 26.50.110(1). The Superior Court dismissed one for a lack of evidence and affirmed the remaining conviction, rejecting Horton's argument that the act violates equal protection. Horton contends the act gives prosecutors discretion to charge violations as misdemeanors, punishable by a maximum of 90 days...

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