STATE v. PADILLA

No. 40856-9-I.

978 P.2d 1113 (1999)

95 Wash.App. 531

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Shane Michael PADILLA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Robert Tassano, Kimberly Gordon, Seattle, Kira McCrae, Everett, for Appellant.

Cynthia S.C. Gannett, David Ryan, King County Pros. Atty., Seattle, for Respondent.


KENNEDY, C.J.

Shane Padilla appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, asserting that the gun was not a firearm for purposes of RCW 9.41.040(1)(a) because it was disassembled while in his possession. We hold that a disassembled firearm that can be rendered operational with reasonable effort and within a reasonable time period is a firearm within the meaning of RCW 9.41.010(1). Because...

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