Legal Opinion
State v. Charlton
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1978No. 44934PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
This case arises out of a conviction for violation of RCW 69.50.401(a), unlawful possession of a dangerous drug with intent to deliver. The Court of Appeals, in an unpublished per curiam opinion, affirmed the conviction. State v. Charlton, 16 Wn. App. 1043 (1977). We granted discretionary review and reverse.
Petitioner Derrick Charlton was employed as a corrections officer by the King County Department of Public Safety. In September 1975, the King County police received information from a jail inmate named George that petitioner was smuggling narcotic drugs into the jail and delivering them to…
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