State v. Luther

Allan J. Luther appeals his conviction for violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, RCW 9.41.040. 1

Luther was arrested at a private residence on August 10, 1980, by King County police officers executing an outstanding felony warrant. Officers found Luther hiding beneath one of the beds and found a loaded pistol in the slats of that bed about 10 inches from where Luther's head was at the time of arrest.

To establish the requisite prior crime of violence, the State introduced Luther's 1979 second degree burglary conviction and Luther's 1980 conviction for three counts of second degree burglary.…