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STATE v. SMITH

No. 54067-5.

111 Wn.2d 1 (1988)

759 P.2d 372

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. BRANDON J. SMITH, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale A. McBeth, for petitioner.

James R. Miller, Prosecuting Attorney, and Hugh K. Birgenheier, Special Deputy, for respondent.

Lenell Nussbaum on behalf of Washington Appellate Defender Association, amicus curiae for petitioner.

DURHAM, J.

This case addresses the constitutionality of Washington's "harassment" statute. Enacted in 1985 with the aim of preventing "acts and threats which show a pattern of harassment designed to coerce, intimidate, or humiliate the victim", RCW 9A.46.010, this statute provides:

A person is guilty of harassment if: (a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens: (i) To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened...

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