CITY OF REDMOND v. BURKHART

No. 43162-5-I.

991 P.2d 717 (2000)

99 Wash.App. 21

CITY OF REDMOND, Appellant, v. Steven L. BURKHART, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.L. Mitchell, Jennifer Boyle, City of Redmond Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Redmond, for Appellant.

Cara M. Starr, Tucker & Stein, P.S., Inc., Bellevue, for Respondent.


COLEMAN, J.

Steven Burkhart telephoned his wife and, after conversing a short while, became angry and threatened to kill her. The telephone harassment statute under which he was charged prohibits making a telephone call threatening injury with the intent to intimidate. This case presents a unique question—does "make" in the context of making a telephone call encompass all stages of the call until the call is terminated or does it describe only the initiation...

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