Petersen v. City of Seattle

James, J. —

Petitioners were convicted in Seattle Municipal Court of 64 violations of Seattle's "panoram" ordinance.1 Their timely motion to dismiss the charges on the ground that the complaints failed to specify the place where the alleged offenses occurred was denied by the municipal court judge.2

*110After conviction, petitioners sought a writ of certiorari from superior court to review the denial of their motion to dismiss. The order for the writ was issued by a court commissioner and expressly provided that "[petitioners may file notice of appeal in said complaints without prejudice to their…