State v. Thompson

38 Wn.2d 774 (1951)

232 P.2d 87

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

THEODORE S. THOMPSON, Appellant.[1]

No. 31618.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

May 24, 1951.

Theodore S. Thompson, pro se.

Charles O. Carroll and T.P. Ulvestad, for respondent.

FINLEY, J.

Theodore S. Thompson, hereinafter referred to as appellant, was convicted of second degree burglary. He has appealed from the judgment and sentence entered on the verdict.

The appellant assigns the giving of the court's instruction No. 5 as error. That instruction is quoted as follows:

"The word `break' as defined by the laws of the…