STATE v. BATTEN

No. 68095-7.

997 P.2d 350 (2000)

140 Wash.2d 362

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. James Allen BATTEN, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Lee Elliott, Kitteridge Oldham, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Association of Criminal.

Anthony James Lowe, Vancouver, for Petitioner.

Arthur D. Curtis, Clark County Superior Court, James Everett David, Deputy, Vancouver, for Respondent.


ALEXANDER, J.

RCW 46.20.285(4) requires revocation of the driver's license of any person who uses a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. The issue the petitioner, James Batten, presents to us is whether the trial court erred in holding that Batten's acts of possessing a controlled substance and a firearm in the interior of his vehicle constitute use of a vehicle in the commission of felonies. We hold that the trial...

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