Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 17, 1977No. 1748-3PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, J.
Steven Daniel Johnson appeals his conviction of grand larceny by possession of stolen property, RCW 9.54.010(5) and RCW 9.54.090. The stolen property consisted of a guitar and amplifier seized during a lengthy warrant search of Mr. Johnson's apartment. The search warrant listed only recording equipment stolen in an unrelated burglary, though no recording equipment was found. However, seizure of the guitar and amplifier was sustained at a suppression hearing upon a theory of plain view.
Plain view, an exception to the Fourth Amendment search warrant requirement, has three elements: (1) a prior…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by24 opinions
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