58 Wash. 2d 754 - State v. Holman’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “From a reading of § 3 [RCW 9.54.010] in its entirety, it is obvious that larceny may be committed in a number of different ways. Although the state may not be able to prove that a defendant had physically removed certain property from the possession of the owner, the statute provides that, on proof of certain other acts (inter alia, aiding in concealing or withholding property known to have been wrongfully appropriated), the defendant “Steals such property and shall be guilty of larceny.” We hold that, if one or more of the acts referred to in § 3(5) [RCW 9.54.010(5)] can be established, it is proper to charge under that subsection, even though evidence is presented that the defendant also performed the act of taking the property from the possession of the owner. There could be no more convincing evidence as to the element of knowledge’ that the property was wrongfully appropriated than proof that the defendant himself had stolen it. State v. Kruger (1927), 145 Wash. 654 , 261 Pac. 383 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 76 Wash. 2d 331 - State v. Regan