Legal Opinion
State v. Mertens
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 2003No. 72081-9PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
64 P.3d 633 (2003)
148 Wash.2d 820
STATE of Washington, Petitioner,
v.
Steven L. MERTENS, Respondent.
No. 72081-9.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued October 17, 2002.
Decided March 6, 2003.
Randall Sutton, Deputy Prosecutor, for Petitioner.
John Cross, Port Orchard, for Respondent.
OWENS, J.
RCW 77.15.500 establishes the elements of commercial fishing without a license while former RCW 77.15.110(1) (1998) amended by Laws of 2002, ch. 127, § 2, listed conduct that constituted "acting for commercial purposes," an element of the crime. At issue in this case is whether the statutory scheme created…
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