Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1959No. 34619PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
This isan appeal from a judgment of conviction for the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission of the owner. RCW 9.54.020.
The vehicle in question was taken about noon on Tuesday, September 24, 1957. It was used by the defendant and others for a trip from Tacoma to Nisqually and back. The evidence showed that considerable drinking occurred during this trip. After the parties returned to Tacoma, the police found the vehicle and arrested one Arthur Bridges while he was attempting to enter it with another person. Bridges thereafter implicated the defendant who was arrested in his hotel…
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