Legal Opinion

State v. Griffith

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 2008No. 79883-4PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJ.M. Johnson, J.

¶1 Joan Marie Griffith appeals the amount of restitution she was ordered to pay after pleading guilty to possessing stolen property in the second degree. She claims substantial evidence does not support the trial court’s finding that she possessed $11,500 worth of the *963victim’s unrecovered stolen jewelry. We agree. We vacate the order and remand for a new restitution hearing.

Facts and Procedural History

¶2 Sometime between Christmas 2001 and New Year’s Day 2002, burglars broke into Robert and Elaine Linscott’s home and stole jewelry, sterling silverware, firearms, and other items. On January 1,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  4. State v. DavisonWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. KinnemanWashington Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  5. State v. PetersonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013

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