STATE v. GARCIA

No. 26037-2-III.

193 P.3d 181 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Gonzalo GARCIA Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

September 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Nielsen, Christopher Gibson, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Andrew Kelvin Miller, Benton County Prosecutors Office, Megan Ann Bredeweg, Attorney at Law, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 Store personnel may detain a suspected shoplifter if they have reasonable grounds to believe the person is committing or attempting to commit theft or shoplifting. State v. Miller, 103 Wn.2d 792, 795, 698 P.2d 554 (1985); State v. Johnston, 85 Wn.App. 549, 554, 933 P.2d 448 (1997). And a private...

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