State v. Robinson

Defendant appeals from a judgment and sentence entered after a jury had found him guilty of violating the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. (RCW 69.33) He was represented at trial by retained counsel of his choice.

Defendant, who had been drinking, was asleep in the back seat of an automobile when it was stopped by the police for a traffic violation. The police recognized the driver; there were previous outstanding traffic warrants for him.

To impound the car, the police awakened defendant; he grabbed his pocket and threw a bag onto the floor of the car. At the police station, when defendant was…