State v. Furth

The prosecuting attorney of King county filed an information April 22, 1939, charging Oscar Furth with commission of the crime of petit larceny in King county, April 19, 1939. Trial of the defendant to a jury resulted in verdict June 12, 1939, of guilty as charged.

The prosecuting attorney filed a supplemental information August 18, 1939, charging defendant was an habitual criminal by reason of two prior convictions of crime. The cause was stricken from the trial calendar and an amended supplemental information filed November 20, 1939, accusing Oscar Furth, as follows, of being an habitual…