State v. Miller

123 P.3d 827 (2005)

156 Wash.2d 23

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Clay Jason MILLER, Petitioner.

No. 76156-6.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued September 15, 2005.

Decided December 1, 2005.

Christopher Gibson, Nielsen, Broman, Koch, Seattle, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Timothy John Leary, Brian Martin McDonald, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, For Appellee/Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 We are asked to decide if the validity of a domestic violence no-contact order is an element of the crime of violating such an order. If the validity of the order is an element of the crime, then it…