State v. Malbeck

Poyhonen, J. †

Appellant was -charged by information with the crime of grand larceny by possession of property of a value in excess of $75 belonging to James R. Hughes, with knowledge that the property had been stolen. RCW 9.54.010(5). At the trial appellant did not testify or offer any defense. Following a jury verdict of guilty, he was sentenced to not more than 15 years. Appeal followed.

One of appellant’s three assignments of error is that the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress evidence based on the contention that a search warrant was unlawfully and improperly issued.

The…