In Re Shale

158 P.3d 588 (2007)

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of Cole W. SHALE, Petitioner.

No. 78254-7.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued January 11, 2007.

Decided May 24, 2007.

Eric Nielsen, Nielsen Broman Koch, Seattle, for Appellant.

Kevin Michael Korsmo, Andrew J. Metts, Spokane County Prosecutor's Office, Spokane, for Respondent.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case asks us to determine whether petitioner Cole Shale's several convictions for possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of payment instruments violate double jeopardy principles and constitute the "same criminal…