STATE v. THEROFF

No. 47034-1.

95 Wn.2d 385 (1980)

622 P.2d 1240

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. PHILLIP LEE THEROFF, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace, Powell & Anderson, by Byron G. Powell, for petitioner.

C.J. Rabideau, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.


HICKS, J.

On October 30, 1976, petitioner Phillip Lee Theroff, then a 62-year-old farmer, encountered Steve Carpenter, 24, and his brother Glenn, 20, trespassing upon his farm. The land was posted "no trespassing". It was bird hunting season. The Carpenters were hunting, had been drinking and were undeterred by the "no trespassing" signs.

A heated exchange occurred between petitioner and one or both of the Carpenters. The sequence of events is disputed, but...

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