Christie's had launched what one dealer called a "brilliant marketing campaign," which promoted the work as "the holy grail of our business" and "the last da Vinci." Prior to the sale, it was the only known painting by the old master still in a private collection.

The Saudi Embassy stated that Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud of Saudi Arabia had acted as an agent for the ministry of culture of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Around that time, the newly-opened Louvre Abu Dhabi announced that the record-breaking artwork would be exhibited in its collection.convicted of first degree robbery and second degree assault, arising out of a carjacking incident. While he maintains that the assault conviction merges with the robbery conviction under our holding in Freeman, the State urges us to reconsider our Freeman analysis. Alternatively, the State argues that Kier's robbery and assault constituted separately punishable crimes against separate victims. Adhering to our precedent, and based on the charges, evidence, and instructions given to the jury in this case, we conclude that Kier's assault conviction merges into his robbery conviction. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction for second degree assault and remand to the trial court for resentencing.

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¶ 2 On April 27, 1999, 20-year-old Qualagine Hudson was driving his Cadillac home from a car shop in South Seattle. Hudson's 16-year-old cousin, Carlos