Legal Opinion
State v. Marking
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 21, 2000No. 24655-4-IIPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
— Joseph C. Marking appeals his jury conviction for violation of a domestic violence no-contact order. We find invalid a pretrial no-contact order that fails to inform the person subject to it that consent is not a defense to a charge of violating the order. Here, the order was invalid and, thus, the evidence of the crime was insufficient. Consequently, we reverse.
Facts
On June 15, 1998, the Kitsap County District Court entered a domestic violence no-contact order prohibiting Marking from attempting to contact his wife, Elizabeth Marking, for the next two years. Nonetheless, Elizabeth and…
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