State v. Johnson

This is an appeal by defendants, Annette Johnson, Denise Williams, Janice Ruffin and Tina Minix, who were jointly tried and convicted of grand larceny. A jury was waived and they were tried by the court.

The complaining witness, Antonio Parinas, had arrived in Seattle the day before the crime with his earnings as an Alaska cannery worker in his pockets. He wore two pair of trousers. In the inner pants he carried a wallet with over $1,000 which was secured by a safety pin on the pocket. In the outer pants he carried approximately $100.

On December 5, 1967, he was approached by two women on the…