State v. Anderson

Defendant Arthur Anderson appeals a conviction of armed robbery, contending the court erred in (a) permitting a Seattle police officer to testify as to the manner in which the defendant had committed two prior robberies in King County for which he was presently confined in the state penitentiary; and (b) permitting the admission of a master key, drugs, a drug vial, and money found within the minimum security building at the Washington State Penitentiary, but not in the defendant’s possession. We affirm.

On December 22, 1974, the Central Pharmacy near Walla Walla, Washington, was entered by two…