State v. Worth

Plaintiff, State of Washington, appeals an order dismissing an information which charged defendant, Penny Jean Worth, with the crime of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. The order of dismissal was entered after the suppression hearing court granted defendant's motion that a "bindle" of cocaine found in her purse be suppressed as a nonconsensual general exploratory search. We affirm.

Police found the bindle in the inner compartment of defendant Worth's purse while executing a warrant authorizing a search of the premises and person of John Folkerts. The sole issue on appeal is…