State v. Smith

56 Wn.2d 368 (1960)

353 P.2d 155

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

ALLEN CALVIN SMITH, Appellant.[1]

No. 35077.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

June 23, 1960.

Henry Opendack, for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and James Alva Noe, Jr., for respondent.

FINLEY, J.

Sometime during the predawn hours of June 5, 1958, the premises of the Gourlay Lumber Company, a Seattle lumber and hardware establishment, were burglarized. Among the items stolen were a large safe, a new orange-colored, "Honko" power lawn mower, and certain power tools. At about 4:15 a.m., on the same morning, Officers…