State v. Ridgley

Ott, J. —

This appeal presents a single issue: Does the state have a right of appeal and a trial de novo in the superior court from a judgment of acquittal entered in the justice court following a trial on the merits? We answer the query in the negative.

The cause is before this court upon agreed facts. May 16, 1964, Gary Richard Ridgley was arrested and charged in the justice court of King County with the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old boy by “drinking intoxicants in the presence of and also encouraging said minor to drink intoxicating liquors.” Defendant entered a…