CITY OF SUMNER v. WALSH

No. 71451-7.

61 P.3d 1111 (2003)

148 Wash.2d 490

CITY OF SUMNER, Respondent, v. Thomas Edward WALSH, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Shaw, Aaron Caplan, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Patricia Bosmans, Asst. Sumner City Atty., Sumner, for Respondent.

Annette Monnett, Asst. Tacoma City Atty., Tacoma, amicus curiae on behalf of City of Tacoma.


ALEXANDER, C.J.

The City of Sumner Municipal Court determined that Thomas Walsh committed two infractions of Sumner's juvenile curfew ordinance by allowing his 14-year-old son, Justin, to be in a public place during curfew hours. Walsh was fined $50 for each infraction. He appealed the municipal court's decision to the Pierce County Superior Court where he asserted that Sumner's curfew ordinance was unconstitutional in that it was vague as well as violative of the...

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