CITY OF SEATTLE v. SLACK

No. 56372-1.

113 Wn.2d 850 (1989)

784 P.2d 494

THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent, v. LEONARD SLACK, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Adelman of Seattle-King County Public Defender Association, for petitioner.

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Charlotte E. Clark-Mahoney, Assistant City Prosecutor, for respondent.

Nancy L. Talner on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae for petitioner.


DOLLIVER, J.

On June 26, 1986, at approximately 5 a.m., defendant Leonard Slack was arrested and charged with prostitution loitering under Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 12A.10.010(B). According to the police report, two officers were called to the corner of Pike and Boren Streets in Seattle, an area well known for prostitution activity, by another officer who suspected several known prostitutes were working the area. When the officers arrived, they observed what they...

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