Legal Opinion
State v. Collins
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1993No. 59512-7PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Defendant was convicted of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (UCSA), RCW 69.50.401(d). Defendant assigns error to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a protective frisk for weapons following a stop for a minor traffic infraction. The only issue in this case is whether the circumstances were sufficient to create the type of reasonable safety concern necessary to justify the protective frisk for weapons.
The Court of Appeals, with one judge dissenting, affirmed the trial court's ruling on defendant's motion to suppress. State v. Collins,…
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