State v. Stratton

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Armstrong, J.

— Michael Gilbert Stratton appeals his conviction for failure to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130. Stratton argues he did not have to re-register under the statute because his previously registered address was still his fixed residence; he had moved out of the house at the address, but he still received his mail there, received phone service there, and spent nights there in his car. Interpreting the statutory ambiguity in Stratton’s favor, we hold that the State failed to prove that Stratton lacked a “fixed residence” or that he changed his address. Accordingly,…