State v. Carosa

Marcella Carosa appeals her convictions of three counts of second degree theft. On each of three different days, Carosa took more than $250 from her employer’s cash registers by removing smaller amounts of money from time to time during her work shift. Theft of $250 or more constitutes second degree theft, a felony; theft of less than $250 is third degree theft, a misdemeanor. Washington follows the rule that multiple takings from the same victim at the same time and place constitute one crime, not multiple crimes. The question underlying all of Carosa’s issues is: Did Carosa commit one…