State v. Guevara

¶1 — The court need not suppress incriminating evidence discovered as the result of a “social contact” with a defendant. Here an officer contacted the defendant, who was in the company of other boys, told them that he suspected they were using drugs and asked them to turn their pockets inside out. We conclude that the police contact here amounted to more than a “social contact,” and we therefore reverse the conviction for possession of drugs and dismiss the prosecution.

FACTS

¶2 The facts here are undisputed. Yakima Police Officer Ben Graves worked as a school resource officer at Eisenhower…