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CITY OF AUBURN v. GAUNTT

No. 85892-6.

274 P.3d 1033 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 321

CITY OF AUBURN, Petitioner, v. Dustin B. GAUNTT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Brian Heid , City of Auburn, Auburn, WA, for Petitioner.

David Richard Kirshenbaum , Attorney at Law, Kent, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 An Auburn city police officer arrested Dustin Gauntt for possessing marijuana and using drug paraphernalia. An Auburn city prosecutor brought charges against Gauntt in Auburn Municipal Court under state law. Gauntt contends that the city did not have the authority to prosecute him for violating statutes the city had not adopted. We agree, affirm the Court of Appeals and the superior court, and remand...

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