State v. Skorpen

Faris, J. *

David Skorpen appeals his conviction of theft in the second degree. Skorpen found and attempted to pass a check that had been forged previously by another in the amount of $375. Skorpen requested a jury trial on an amended 2-count information that charged forgery and theft in the second degree by appropriating lost or misde-livered property. The court ruled, as a matter of law, that a forged check has a value equal to its face amount.

Following the court's ruling, the parties stipulated to the following facts: While on a street in the Longview-Kelso area on April 19, 1988, Skorpen…