State Of Washington v. Adam Phillip Thomas

Bjorgen, A.C.J.

¶1 Adam P. Thomas appeals his conviction for first degree robbery with a deadly weapon enhancement, arguing that because he consumed his restaurant meal before he threatened his server with a knife, insufficient evidence supports his robbery conviction. We disagree and affirm Thomas’s conviction.

FACTS

¶2 Jorge Estrada owns El Presidente Mexican Cantina, a restaurant in Vancouver, Washington. He was waiting tables on August 18,2013, when Thomas came in for dinner. Thomas ordered a salad and a drink and went outside to smoke a cigarette. During the meal, he left the table, went…