State v. Swanson

Andersen, J.—

Facts of Case

The defendant, Arthur F. Swanson, is an attorney at law and certified public accountant who practiced his profes sions in Spokane, Washington. At a trial in King County, he was convicted of the crime of making and publishing a false report of a corporation. On this appeal, he questions various aspects of the statute under which he was brought to trial in this state and the statute under which he was charged and convicted.

There is no substantial dispute as to the essential facts out of which the charge arose. The defendant’s own testimony included the following.

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