State v. Davidson

Robert Ralph Davidson was convicted, after a trial to the court, of the crime of attempted possession of stolen property in the second degree. In his appeal, the issue is whether a person can be guilty of attempting to possess stolen property when the property is not actually stolen, but the person believes it is stolen. We affirm, for the reasons set forth below.

There is no dispute as to the facts which were stipulated in the trial court as follows:(1) On or about the 14th day of September, 1976, Tacoma and Pierce County law enforcement officers went to the defendant's place of employment,…