Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Shepherd
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1980No. 45926PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
This is a consolidated appeal of cases in which defendants were charged with theft pursuant to Seattle Criminal Code § 12A.08.220(1)(a). The trial court dismissed all cases. We accepted direct review pursuant to RAP 4.2 and reverse the trial court.
James Shepherd, Sam Stusser and Sam Sloy (defendants at the trial level) own or operate pawnshops in Seattle. Each openly obtained property in pawn transactions. When it later developed the pawned property had been stolen, all refused to return the property to the rightful owners until reimbursed for the pawn fees. The owners refused to pay.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- City of Seattle v. DrewWashington Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by41 opinions
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