[DOWNLOAD] "Washington v. White" by Division Two No. 2149-2 Court of Appeals of Washington " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Washington v. White
- Author : Division Two No. 2149-2 Court of Appeals of Washington
- Release Date : January 25, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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[16 WashApp Page 315] The State appeals from the dismissal of its charge of possession of stolen credit and/or identification cards. (RCW 9.26A.030(1)) The defendant, his wife, and the victim, Ms. Johnston, were involved in a scuffle outside of a club in Bremerton. During the scuffle the victim lost her purse, which contained her identification cards. The purse was later found and returned essentially empty. That same evening defendant's wife was arrested for a different incident and he was arrested for interfering with the officer making that arrest. Once inside the booking cell, he was asked to remove the contents of his pockets. He emptied his pockets, including a handkerchief from his right rear pocket. An officer [16 WashApp Page 316] searched him and found Ms. Johnston's identification cards in his right rear pocket. He showed no surprise at this, and claimed that he did not know how they got there. The next day he stated that his wife had given him the cards and that he put them in his pocket, thinking they belonged to her. At the conclusion of the State's case, the court dismissed the charge on the ground that there was insufficient evidence of the necessary element of scienter.