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STATE v. BRUTON

No. 37702.

66 Wn.2d 111 (1965)

401 P.2d 340

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. CHRISTINE L. BRUTON, Defendant, VIRGIE WASHINGTON, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 22, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner, Pierce & Peden (B. Gray Warner, of counsel), for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and John M. Watson, for respondent.

HAMILTON, J.

Defendant, Virgie Washington, while shopping with a friend, Christine L. Bruton, in a large Seattle department store, was purportedly observed endeavoring to conceal two size "44 regular" men's suits, together with hangers, under her dress. As the two women left the store, they were stopped by the store detective and his assistant and questioned relative to the alleged act of shoplifting. They stoutly protested the accusation, and a crowd soon gathered...

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