PASCO v. DIXSON

No. 42075.

81 Wn.2d 510 (1972)

503 P.2d 76

THE CITY OF PASCO, Respondent, v. DOUGLAS EARL DIXSON, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan E. Peterson, Roy B. Erickson, and Michael H. Rosen, for appellant.

D. Wayne Campbell (of Campbell & Johnston), for respondent.


HALE, J.

The Pasco police department did not mobilize its entire force simply to put down obscenity in Volunteer Park the summer evening of July 7, 1970. Their mission was to execute four warrants of arrest — two regular and two John Doe. Although they served but one of the warrants, they did make one warrantless arrest for public obscenity. This is the obscenity case.

According to Lieutenant Glen Butner, the department was aware of "narcotics being...

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