Legal Opinion
State v. Brush
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 6, 1982No. 4346-1-III; 4487-4-IIIPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C. J.
Francis Brush appeals his jury conviction of first degree arson. He contends the prosecutor's use of a 14-year-old conviction for second degree burglary is reversible error. We disagree and affirm.
Mr. Brush was the fire marshal and building inspector of Kittitas County. During the late summer of 1979, he lived in a rural house located AVz miles from Ellensburg with his son and his son's friend, Douglas Burrows. Mr. Brush was experiencing financial difficulties and was not only delinquent in his house payments but also in payments on another house in Seattle, payments on a credit card and a…
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