State v. VanNess

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Leach, J.

Stephen Lee VanNess appeals his conviction for possession of heroin and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. He claims that a post-arrest search of a locked box police found in his backpack violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution. Because the State does not show that this search meets any exception to the warrant requirements of *152these provisions, the search violated the state and federal constitutions. The police based a later request for a warrant to search the box solely on…