State v. Peterson

230 P.3d 588 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Michael Eugene PETERSON, Petitioner.

No. 82089-9.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued January 21, 2010.

Decided May 6, 2010.

Casey Grannis, Nielsen Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Seth Aaron Fine, Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 Presented as a challenge to the sufficiency of the State's evidence, this case requires us to consider what elements constitute the crime of failure to register as a sex offender (failure to register) under former RCW 9A.44.130 (LAWS OF 2003,…