Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 21, 1973No. 1179-1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.

— A jury found a Burien sauna parlor masseuse, Patricia Jones, guilty of the crime of vagrancy on the basis of being a “lewd, disorderly or dissolute person” in violation of RCW 9.87.010 (7), which in pertinent part provides: “Every ... (7) [l]ewd, disorderly or dissolute person . . . [i]s a vagrant . . .” She was sentenced to 1 year in the county jail. However, the sentence was deferred upon the condition that she serve 11 months in jail and pay a $500 fine, plus court costs.

From this judgment and sentence she appeals and contends (1) that the Washington vagrancy statute is…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. City of Seattle v. DrewWashington Supreme Court · 1967
  5. State v. JacobsenWashington Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. City of Seattle v. MarshallWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Corral, Inc. v. Washington State Liquor Control BoardCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
  3. City of Yakima v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
  4. City of Seattle v. MarshallWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  5. City of Seattle v. MarshallWashington Supreme Court · 1974

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