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State v. Rientjes

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Nov 21, 2005
130 Wn. App. 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)

Summary

discussing a state statute making it a crime to obtain hotel or restaurant accommodations by fraud and applying the rule that where there is both a general and a special statute punishing conduct, an accused can be charged only under the special statute

Summary of this case from Newman v. State (In re Newman)

Opinion

No. 54589-2-I.

November 21, 2005.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court for King County, No. 03-1-04569-8, Cheryl B. Carey, J., entered June 18, 2004.


Reversed by unpublished opinion per Appelwick, A.C.J., concurred in by Grosse and Baker, JJ.


Summaries of

State v. Rientjes

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Nov 21, 2005
130 Wn. App. 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)

discussing a state statute making it a crime to obtain hotel or restaurant accommodations by fraud and applying the rule that where there is both a general and a special statute punishing conduct, an accused can be charged only under the special statute

Summary of this case from Newman v. State (In re Newman)
Case details for

State v. Rientjes

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. RODNEY RAY RIENTJES, Appellant

Court:The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One

Date published: Nov 21, 2005

Citations

130 Wn. App. 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)
130 Wash. App. 1029

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