STATE v. CEGLOWSKI

No. 24936-7-II.

12 P.3d 160 (2000)

103 Wash.App. 346

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Ray CEGLOWSKI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

November 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kieran Morgan, Longview, for Appellant.

Edwin Nick Norton, Cowlitz Co. Dep. Pros. Atty., Kelso, for Respondent.


BRIDGEWATER, J.

Michael Ray Ceglowski appeals his criminal conviction for knowingly maintaining or keeping a "drug house" for purposes of selling or storing drugs. We hold that the "keeping" and "maintaining" elements of the drug house statute contemplate a continuing pattern of criminal behavior beyond an isolated incident of possession or sale at the house or business. Therefore, we reverse and dismiss the conviction with prejudice because there was insufficient...

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