State v. Christopher

Andersen, A.C.J.

Facts of Case

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of the crimes of taking motor vehicle without permission, RCW 9A.56.070, and theft in the third degree, RCW 9A.56.050. Based on these convictions, the defendant's probation in several earlier felony cases was also revoked. The two convictions and the revocations have been appealed and we have consolidated them for argument and decision.

The defendant was employed by Wildwood Furnishings, Inc., a manufacturer and wholesaler of waterbeds. One evening the defendant and a former employee of that firm, with whom he had…