State v. Tobin

166 P.3d 1167 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Douglas John Martin TOBIN, Petitioner.

No. 78628-3.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 24, 2007.

Decided September 13, 2007.

Reed Manley Benjamin Speir, Attorney at Law, University Place, WA, for Petitioner.

Michelle Luna-Green, Pierce Co. Pros. Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Joseph Vincent Panesko, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Department of Natural Resources.

BRIDGE, J.

¶ 1 Douglas Tobin pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting large amounts of crab and geoduck from Puget Sound. The…