Legal Opinion
State v. Lust
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 21, 2013No. 30786-7-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶1 — David Michael Lust appeals his six second degree theft convictions. He contends the trial court violated double jeopardy principles by (1) convicting him based on his guilty plea of third degree theft for stealing a purse and (2) convicting him following a bench trial of second degree thefts for stealing six credit and debit cards contained in the purse. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
¶2 In October 2011, Mr. Lust took a tavern patron’s purse without her permission and removed six credit and debit cards from a wallet inside. For stealing the purse, the State charged him under RCW…
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