City of Seattle v. Cisel

On January 19, 1968, the siren of officer Hartwig’s patrol vehicle issued its summons to Tracy M. Cisel a few blocks after she had driven through the intersection at Northeast 80th Street and Roosevelt Way Northeast in the city of Seattle. At the roadside confrontation immediately following, a citation was written on a Washington Uniform Traffic Complaint. Boxes were checked to indicate that defendant “Failed to Stop” for a “Traffic Signal.” Contending her only act was failure to stop for an amber light, appellant told Hartwig the citation was ambiguous and made an attempt to have the precise…