City of Seattle v. Wandler

Winsor, J. *

Casper Scott Wandler petitioned for review of his conviction for hit and run of an attended vehicle. The court granted his petition on the following issues: (1) whether Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 11.56.420 unconstitutionally conflicts with state law; and (2) whether the charging document is constitutionally defective. We affirm.

On February 3, 1987, the City of Seattle (City) charged Wandler with violation of SMC 11.56.420, entitled "Hit and run (attended) — Duty in case of accident with occupied vehicle."* 1 The charging document, which was signed by the arresting officers at…