STATE v. NUMRICH

No. 96365-7 (consol. w/96566-8).

480 P.3d 376 (2021)

STATE of Washington, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, v. Phillip Scott NUMRICH, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed February 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd Maybrown , Cooper David Offenbecher , Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher, PS, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Petitioner.

Patrick Halpern Hinds , King County Prosecutors Office, 516 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA, 98104-2390, Eileen Alexander , King Co. Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 516 3rd Ave. Ste. W554, Seattle, WA, 98104-2362, for Respondent.

Anastasia R. Sandstrom , Attorney General's Office, Elliott S. Furst , Attorney General of Washington, 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Department of Labor and Industries.


¶1 At issue in this case is whether the general-specific rule applies to a second degree manslaughter charge stemming from a workplace death. The State initially charged Phillip Scott Numrich under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA), RCW 49.17.190(3), the specific statute that punishes employer conduct...

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