STATE v. BURTON

No. 49311-1.

101 Wn.2d 1 (1984)

676 P.2d 975

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ROBBIE W. BURTON, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurtz & Hurley, by Susan L. Hahn, for petitioner.

Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert Hackett, Deputy, for respondent.


STAFFORD, J.

Petitioner, Robbie Burton, asks this court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision which held that his prior misdemeanor convictions for petit larceny and shoplifting were admissible to impeach his credibility pursuant to ER 609(a)(2). We reverse the Court of Appeals.

On February 25, 1981, the ARCO mini-mart in Union Gap, Washington was robbed at gunpoint. The cashier, Sherry Fryar, was the only clerk on duty and the sole eyewitness to the robbery...

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