City of Auburn v. Hedlund

201 P.3d 315 (2009)

CITY OF AUBURN, Petitioner,

v.

Teresa A. HEDLUND, Respondent.

No. 80110-0.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 15, 2008.

Decided February 12, 2009.

Daniel Brian Heid, City of Auburn, Auburn, WA, for Petitioner.

Matthew Valen Honeywell, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Under Washington statutes, a person is not an accomplice to a crime if she is a victim of that same crime. Teresa Hedlund hosted a party where the liquor flowed freely. Following the party, Hedlund was the only survivor of a single car accident. Hedlund was seriously injured…