Legal Opinion

State v. Pike

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 5, 1992No. 58139-8PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.

The key issue presented by this case is the effect of the Automotive Repair Act (ARA), RCW 46.71, on a criminal case for theft of property and services. Following a jury trial in Spokane County Superior Court, defendant Zebulen Pike was convicted of second degree theft for taking his own car from a mechanic without paying for the repairs. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the State failed to prove that Pike had taken the "property of another". State v. Pike, 60 Wn. App. 738, 807 P.2d 368 (1991). We affirm the Court of Appeals.

In late January or early February 1989, Pike brought an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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