Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Lea
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 8, 1990No. 22201-5-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinsor, J.
William Lea brings this discretionary appeal from a decision in which the Superior Court affirmed the Seattle Municipal Court's revocation of his probation. We reverse.
*860In 1985, Lea was convicted by a Seattle Municipal Court jury of the crime of menacing. As a result of that conviction, Lea was placed on probation for 2 years. The probation conditions included maintaining "good behavior".
Two years later, Lea's probation was revoked because of an alleged violation of the "good behavior" condition. Although there were three different allegations before it, the court based its probation…
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