State v. Greenway

The State of Washington appeals pursuant to CAROA 14 (8) (5) from an order dismissing an informa tion which charged Jeffrey E. Green way with grand larceny.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in ordering evidence suppressed because the State failed to establish reasonable grounds for the impoundment of Greenway’s automobile prior to an inventory search.

At a suppression hearing a Seattle police officer testified that on October 30, 1974, at approximately 4:30 p.m., he stopped Greenway for making an unauthorized turn. Greenway produced an invalid driver’s license and the…