State v. Smith

The defendant appeals from a conviction on two counts of taking and riding in a motor vehicle without the permission of the owner. RCW 9.54.020. We find no prejudicial error and affirm the trial court.

The defendant was arrested at approximately 4 a.m. on February 26, 1974. At 7:30 p.m. on February 26, 1974, detectives from the Kent Police Department began to question him regarding the theft of two automobiles. Immediately before the interrogation, the defendant had said to his cellmates that he was intoxicated from barbiturates. During the subsequent questioning, he confessed, orally and in…