State v. Farnsworth

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) No. 91297-1 ) v. ) EnBanc ) CHARLES VERDEL FARNSWORTH, JR., ) ) Filed 'U' 1 '' ·---·~-·~_._t.._ _ 3 ·;n'!6 .. _u_ __ Respondent. ) __________________________) OWENS, J.- Robbery and theft are closely related crimes. While both offenses involve stealing money or property, theft is elevated to robbery where the defendant uses force or threatened force to take the property. The main question in this case is whether certain conduct constituted a "threat of force," making the crime a robbery, not a theft. The…