Legal Opinion
State v. Karas
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 12, 2001No. 26493-5-IIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
Robert James Karas appeals convictions of residential burglary and violation of a domestic violence protection order. He argues that the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (the Act), chapter 26.50 RCW, is unconstitutional and, thus, the domestic violence order underlying the offenses was invalid. He also challenges the superior court commissioner’s authority to issue the protection order. Finding no merit in these contentions, we affirm.
FACTS
On June 12, 2000, Karen Gillespie, who had been living with Karas, petitioned for and received an ex parte temporary protection order against him. On that…
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