State v. Leach

—The State of Washington appeals from a superior court decision reversing respondent Leach's public indecency conviction because the district court complaint failed to set forth the statutory elements of the charged crime. We affirm.

On July 8, 1986, at about 9:45 a.m., Susan Pannell and her 11-year-old daughter were sitting in a parked car near 144th and Petrovsky in Seattle when they observed a man come out of a nearby building, lean against the door, and begin masturbating. While masturbating, the man looked directly at Ms. Pannell and her daughter. Pannell subsequently identified…