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Date: 11-08-2024
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State of Idaho v. Joshua Gene Dickson
Case Number: 51059
Judge: Michelle M. Evans
Court: Second Judicial District Court, Idaho County, Idaho
Plaintiff's Attorney: Idaho County, Idaho Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Grangeville, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand theft.
On October 14, 2021, Joshua Gene Dickson was in the driver's seat of a red and white pick-up which was stopped in the southbound lane of Highway 95 near Riggins, Idaho. Driving after dark, a passing northbound truck driver (Davis) saw that the pick-up was stopped in the lane of travel with its engine running but no lights on. Davis could see the pick-up was occupied so he stopped and backed up to see if he could render assistance. At about the same time (despite Davis's efforts to provide a warning), a southbound semi-truck struck the pick-up. Davis exited his truck and saw that Dickson was in the driver's seat and that there was a passenger. Davis rendered aid to the
injured passenger who was pinned in the pick-up. When Davis helped Dickson (who was apparently not seriously injured) from the pick-up, Davis noticed a strong odor of alcohol on Dickson's breath and saw a bottle of whiskey on the floor of the pick-up. An officer on patrol came upon the scene. He, too, noticed a strong odor of alcohol on Dickson's breath and saw alcohol containers in the pick-up. Dickson initially claimed that he owned the pick-up and that he and the passenger were driving from Spokane. When the officer ran the pick-up's license plate, the officer found that the pick-up was owned by another person and had been reported stolen. Dickson was charged with aggravated driving under the influence and grand theft by possession of stolen property. He waived his right to a jury trial and, after a bench trial before the district court, he was found guilty of both charges. Dickson appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to find him guilty of grand theft by possession of stolen property.
State v. Dickson, 51059 (Idaho App. Nov 08, 2024)
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty.
Affirmed on appeal.
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