State v. Fritz

Andersen, A.C.J.—

Facts of Case

An all night poker game at a residence in the town of Clyde Hill was abruptly terminated at 4 a.m. on April 19, 1975, when two men kicked in the front door and lined the card players up against a wall at gunpoint.

Officers of the Clyde Hill and Bellevue police departments promptly responded to a call from one of the participants in the game who had managed to escape. The officers captured the defendant and a companion at the scene, located a sawed-off shotgun and automatic pistol nearby and recovered the approximately $3,000 taken from the players.

Three separate…