CITY OF SEATTLE v. MONTANA

No. 63056-9.

919 P.2d 1218 (1996)

129 Wash.2d 583

The CITY OF SEATTLE, Petitioner, v. Alberto MONTANA, Respondent. The CITY OF SEATTLE, Petitioner, v. Henry McCULLOUGH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Sidran, Seattle City Atty., and Margaret Boyle, Asst. City Atty., Seattle, for Petitioner.

Seattle-King County Public Defender, Miriam Schwartz, Neil M. Fox, Seattle, for Respondents.


TALMADGE, Justice.

Alberto Montana was arrested for drug traffic loitering, and a paring knife with a three-inch blade was found concealed on his person. Henry McCullough was arrested for theft. A knife with a long blade (six to nine inches) used for filleting fish was found in a sheath under his shirt. Both defendants were convicted in Seattle Municipal Court under Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 12A.14.080, which prohibits...

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