State v. Jackson

Barnett, J. †

This is an appeal by the defendant (appellant) from a judgment and sentence of the superior court of King County. The jury found him guilty of the crime of taking and riding in a motor vehicle without permission of the owner.

The sequence of events leading up to the trial and conviction of the defendant is as follows: A written complaint charging the defendant with the crime was filed on July 26,1963, in a justice of the peace court in Seattle. On August 5th, defendant entered a plea of not guilty. The case was continued for testimony to August 12th. On that date, witnesses for…