State v. Miller

Burchard, J. *

Washington law provides that a person commits the crime of burglary when he enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein. James C. Miller entered an open self-service car wash, broke into several coin boxes and took the money from them. He was properly found guilty of theft However, he did not commit the crime of burglary and his convictions for that crime and the related crime of making or having burglar tools must be reversed and dismissed. Because the car wash was open to the public, Mr. Miller’s entry and remaining were not unlawful.

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