Legal Opinion
State v. Wiggins
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 26, 2002No. 20463-4-IIIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, J.
William Wiggins was convicted of unlawful possession of explosives pursuant to RCW 70.74.022(1). This provision states that it is unlawful “to manufacture, purchase, sell, offer for sale, use, possess, transport, or store any explosive, improvised device, or components that are intended to be assembled into an explosive or improvised device” without having a valid license. When apprehended by police, Mr. Wiggins was carrying an empty gasoline can and a glass bottle with gauze stuffed into it. Mr. Wiggins explained that he was on his way to purchase gasoline so that he could make a Molotov…
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