State v. Tinker

118 P.3d 885 (2005)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Zachary E. TINKER, Petitioner.

No. 75728-3.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 24, 2005.

Decided September 1, 2005.

Dana M. Lind, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Amy R. Holt, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 Zachary E. Tinker challenges the information which charged him with third degree theft but did not specify the value of property allegedly stolen. He contends that the value of the property was an essential element of the crime that had to be included in the…