State v. Batson

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON IN CLERK’S OFFICE DECEMBER 24, 2020 SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON DECEMBER 24, 2020 SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 97617-1 Petitioner, ) ) v. ) En Banc ) BENJAMIN BATSON, ) ) December 24, 2020 Filed: _______________ Respondent. ) ____________________________________) YU, J.— This case concerns whether the state legislature may impose a duty to register as a sex offender in Washington where an individual would be required to register in the state of…