STATE v. BRIDGES

No. 35645-3-I.

955 P.2d 833 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Lee BRIDGES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark V. Watanabe, Eric J. Nielsen, Eric Broman, Nielsen, Broman & Assoc. PLLC, Seattle, for Appellant.

Stephen Gerard Teply, Seattle, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Michael Bridges was properly convicted of second degree robbery because a robbery occurs when personal property is unlawfully taken by force, however slight. Bridges' grabbing the victim's wallet from his pocket and pushing him away to retain the wallet was sufficient force to constitute a robbery. Bridges was also properly ordered to serve a sentence of life in prison under the Persistent Offenders Accountability Act (POAA). He did not make a proper showing...

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