Legal Opinion
State v. Serrano
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 26, 1975No. 1755-2PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, J.
Defendant, Pedro Serrano, appeals his jury conviction of two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The sole issue on appeal is the admissibility of a small, translucent container found to contain several amphetamine and LSD pills. Defendant contends the container should have been suppressed as the product of an unconstitutional search and seizure. We hold the trial court properly admitted the container into evidence and affirm the conviction.
Officers Margeson and Young of the Tacoma Police Department were patrolling a residential area shortly before 1 a.m. on May 12, 1974.…
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