Legal Opinion

State v. Chang

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided November 17, 2008No. 60743-0-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

195 P.3d 1008 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Steven K. CHANG, Appellant.

No. 60743-0-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 17, 2008.

Eric Nielsen, Nielsen Broman Koch, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Heidi J. Jacobsen-Watts, King County Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 The convictions appealed by Steven Chang arose from a search of his car. Because the officers had information there was a gun in the car, the warrantless search was appropriate to protect their safety. And Chang's convictions for possession of a stolen access device were…

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