STATE v. PETERSON

No. 82089-9.

230 P.3d 588 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Eugene PETERSON, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey Grannis, Nielsen Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Seth Aaron Fine, Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.


STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 Presented as a challenge to the sufficiency of the State's evidence, this case requires us to consider what elements constitute the crime of failure to register as a sex offender (failure to register) under former RCW 9A.44.130 (LAWS OF 2003, ch. 215, § 1).1 Specifically, we must determine whether a registrant's residential status must be proved at trial and whether the crime is an alternative means crime. We...

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