Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 2014No. 86885-9PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
¶1 The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) suspended petitioner Stephen Chriss Johnson’s driver’s license after receiving notice that he had failed to pay a traffic fine. Johnson was later arrested and convicted for driving while license suspended (DWLS) in the third degree (DWLS 3rd).
¶2 Johnson appeals his DWLS 3rd conviction on two grounds. First, he argues former RCW 46.20.342(l)(c)(iv) (2008), the statute defining DWLS 3rd, did not proscribe his continuing to drive after the suspension of his license for failing to pay a traffic fine. Alternatively, he argues that because he is…
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