Lesperance v. Superior Court

Ott, J.†

March 24, 1967, at about 10:40 a.m., Lorel L. Lesperance, age 17, was given a traffic citation by a Washington state trooper to appear before the juvenile court of Island County. The citation stated that she had violated the traffic code of the state of Washington by driving in excess of 60 miles per hour in a 50-mile zone and for “improper passing.”

April 4, 1967, the Island County probation officer caused Miss Lesperance and her mother to appear at his office for *573the purpose of discussing an informal disposition of the case as authorized by RCW 13.04.056. The mother did not accept…