Legal Opinion

State of Washington v. Lelbert Louise Williams

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 23, 2017No. 33832-1-III; 33296-9-III; 33840-1-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*102Fearing, C.J.

¶1 Our appeal measures the sufficiency of evidence for purposes of the State establishing the value of stolen property. We also address under what circumstances a trial court may deny a drug offender sentencing alternative (DOSA) sentence. We hold that the State lacked sufficient evidence to convict appellant Lelbert Williams of second degree possession of stolen property because the victim presented testimony of a rough estimate of value without identifying the basis for the estimate. We further hold that the trial court properly denied a request for a DOSA sentencing…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. PartinWashington Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. GraysonWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  4. State v. W.R.Washington Supreme Court · 2014
  5. State v. CarverWashington Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by6 opinions

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