Legal Opinion

State v. Enloe

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 12, 1987No. 7468-4-IIIPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C.J.

The State appeals the Superior Court's dismissal on constitutional grounds of the information filed against Larry H. Enloe, charging him with failure to pay for agricultural products under RCW 20.01.460-(2)(d). We affirm, finding the statute violates the constitutional prohibition against imprisonment for debt, and therefore is unconstitutional on its face.

Mr. Enloe was charged with a violation of RCW 20.01-.460(2)(d), failure to pay for agricultural products. The information stated the violation was committed when Mr. Enloe

intentionally fail[ed] to pay Earl Monroe for agricultural products…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. City of Seattle v. DrewWashington Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State v. ShippWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. MacIolekWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  5. City of Seattle v. PullmanWashington Supreme Court · 1973

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