Legal Opinion
State v. Ibrahim
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 27, 2011No. 28756-4-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
¶1 This appeal follows the conviction of a legal alien for violating a former statute that required aliens to register all firearms. Citizens are not required to *506register their firearms. The defendant here was a permanent legal alien when he was arrested for possession of a firearm. We conclude that the statute violates the defendant’s right to equal protection of laws and we therefore reverse the conviction and dismiss the prosecution.
FACTS
¶2 Yasin Ahmed Ibrahim and David A. Soto sat in a car behind an abandoned motel in Yakima about 8:00 a.m. on April 22, 2009. Yakima City Police Officer…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Verdugo-UrquidezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden v. William Eugene PorterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Turner v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fletcher v. HaasDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- State of Washington v. Bisir Bilal MuhammadCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
- State v. IbrahimCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
- State of Washington v. Wendell Lee MuseCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2017