REED, A.C.J.
Defendant Harold L. Gallauher appeals from a conviction for attempted first-degree theft. The single issue is whether the State has a duty to take steps to prevent a suspect from destroying allegedly exculpatory evidence. We hold that the State has no such duty and therefore affirm the conviction.
Gallauher entered a record-size salmon in the Port Townsend Salmon Derby, August 21, 1976. Derby officials had the salmon examined by marine biologists...
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