CITY OF WENATCHEE v. OWENS

Nos. 26152-2-III, 26153-1-III.

185 P.3d 1218 (2008)

CITY OF WENATCHEE, Respondent, v. Travis B. OWENS and Ruth L. Owens, Petitioners.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

June 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danielle R. Marchant, Amy Vira, Johnson Gaukroger Drewelow Woolett, Steve Douglas Smith, Attorney at Law, Wenatchee, WA, for Petitioners.

Travis Carl Brandt, The Brandt Law Firm, Wenatchee, WA, for Respondent.


KULIK, A.C.J.

¶ 1 In January 1995, the City of Wenatchee (the City) adopted Ordinance No. 3109 (the Ordinance), which governed gambling taxes. The Ordinance was not signed by the City clerk. On July 5, 2006, the City separately charged Travis and Ruth Owens by criminal complaint with three counts each of failure to pay gambling taxes in violation of the Ordinance. The district and superior courts dismissed the charges, concluding that the Ordinance was invalid...

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