Legal Opinion

State v. Perkerewicz

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 5, 1971No. 275-2PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPetrie, C.J.

The defendant, Elaine Perkerewicz, was convicted of the crime of grand larceny (embezzlement). Her notice of appeal challenges (1) the form of the information, (2) the sufficiency of her arraignment, (3) a pretrial discovery order requiring her to produce income tax returns and records, (4) the propriety of several instructions to the jury, and (5) the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a verdict of guilty.

The facts, although to a large extent circumstantial, amply support the verdict. There is a remarkable lack of disagreement as to the key facts. They may be summarized as follows:

Mrs.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. BoehmeWashington Supreme Court · 1967
  2. State v. ViningCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
  3. Stillman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
  4. State v. HurdWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  5. State v. LindenWashington Supreme Court · 1932

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. KinnemanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  2. State v. MeyerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
  3. State v. PisauroCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
  4. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
  5. State v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995

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