Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1984No. 49749-4PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
Petitioner, John L. Williams, was convicted of second degree burglary and first degree theft. The charges were based, in part, on evidence found in the course of a search of petitioner's vehicle following his detention by police for questioning. The trial judge denied petitioner's motion to suppress the evidence, and the Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed (State v. Williams, 34 Wn. App. 662, 663 P.2d 1368 (1983)). We reverse.
On April 7, 1981, Kirkland Police Officer Bruce Johnson responded to a radio dispatch request to investigate a burglar alarm sounding1 in a nearby residence. As…
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