Legal Opinion

State v. Simms

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided December 5, 1973No. 975-2PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment upon jury verdicts finding defendant guilty of two counts of possession of heroin, a controlled substance, and finding defendant to be an habitual criminal.

The defendant first contends that the trial court erred by admitting into evidence controlled substances obtained as the product of an unreasonable search and seizure. We hold that the evidence should have been excluded, and for that reason reverse the conviction.

The defendant also assigns as error the trial court’s refusal to dismiss a supplemental information filed against trim subsequent to the…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. State v. CampbellWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Roman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  3. United States v. Gerald Duane VandemarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. State v. GriffinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Monohan v. BurdmanWashington Supreme Court · 1975

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