Legal Opinion

State v. McCaskey

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 1959No. 34989PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.

Appellant McGraw and Glen McCaskey were jointly charged with the crime of taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission. McGraw alone appeals from a judgment and sentence on a verdict of guilty of the crime charged.

The statute provides that the crime may be committed by either driving the car away without the owner’s permission or riding in it knowing it to be unlawfully taken. The information charged that it was driven away without mention of the other method. There was conflicting evidence as to which of the codefendants drove the car. The record recites:

“. . . A co-defendant, Glen…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. SevernsWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  2. State v. OldsWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Long v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  4. Mulligan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
  5. State v. MorseWashington Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. CarothersWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  2. State v. GolladayWashington Supreme Court · 1970
  3. State v. MedleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
  4. State v. FrazierWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State v. ScottWashington Supreme Court · 1964

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