Legal Opinion
State v. Witherspoon
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 16, 2012No. 40772-8-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn-Brintnall, J.
¶1 A jury found Alvin Witherspoon guilty of first degree burglary and second degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon after Witherspoon broke into the home of Becky Pittario on November 12,2009, stole some of her property, and had a brief encounter with Pittario before fleeing the scene. RCW 9A.56.210(1), .190; RCW 9A.52.025(1). The jury also found Witherspoon guilty of witness tampering based on a jailhouse phone conversation he made to his fiancée, Violet Conklin, after his arrest. RCW 9A.72.120(1).
*281¶2 On appeal, Witherspoon argues that we should reverse his convictions because (1)…
2Cases cited116 opinions
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