Legal Opinion

State v. Manchester

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 7, 1990No. 23043-3-IPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grosse, A.C.J.

Robert E. Manchester was charged with two counts of first degree robbery and one count of taking a motor vehicle without permission. After waiving his right to a jury trial, he was convicted on all counts. He appeals alleging that the evidence is insufficient to convict him of robbery and that his statements to the police were inadmissible.

The undisputed testimony given at trial establishes the following:

Count 1

On May 7, 1988, Donaldson, a security officer at a Safeway store, observed Manchester place several cartons of cigarettes in his coat. Donaldson and another store…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Connecticut v. BarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Mason v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  5. State v. HopeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. RandolphMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. HandburghWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. TruongCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
  4. State v. TruongCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
  5. State v. LindsayCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012

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