State v. Caldera

By statute, an officer arresting a person under the authority of a warrant must read the warrant to the person and take the person wishing to deposit bail "directly and without delay” before a judge. RCW 10.31.030; State v. Smith, 56 Wn. App. 145, 783 P.2d 95 (1989), review denied, 114 Wn.2d 1019 (1990). Both Carmen Caldera and Eric Hamilton 1 were arrested under the authority of a warrant. The police searched them before reading them the warrant or allowing them to post bail. We reaffirm our holding in Smith and reverse. 2 RCW 10.31.030 unequivocally requires that police allow a defendant to…