Legal Opinion
State v. Forbes
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 21, 1986No. 15021-9-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOLFIELD, C.J.—
Facts
On January 19, 1984, Carol Forbes, Charles Gilbert and Mark Henderson, a/k/a Mark Youngblood, were charged by information with committing the crime of professional gambling, contrary to RCW 9.46.020(17) (a) and (b) and RCW 9.46.220.
The State's evidence showed that an undercover King County detective, P. J. Covey, was admitted to an "after hours" card game at Forbes' home on June 25, 1983. On that occasion, Gilbert, as dealer, took a cut from each hand played, of $1 to $3 depending on the size of the pot. Covey bought $300 worth of chips and played for 6 hours.
On July 1,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. EiltsWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- In Re the Personal Restraint of LehmanWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. MarkCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- State v. BarrWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. FateleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. DavisonWashington Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. TownsendWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. TownsendWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. VinyardCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
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