Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 17, 1998No. 22321-0-IIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bridgewater, A.C.J.
Robert Jordan was arrested on two occasions based on outstanding warrants. Officers searched Jordan during each arrest and each time seized controlled substances from closed containers found on his person. The search in the first arrest disclosed methamphet*27amine in a film canister; in the second, methamphetamine was discovered in a prescription bottle. The searches took place at the scene of the arrest before Jordan was taken to the jail for booking. We hold that the searches were valid incident to Jordan’s arrest. We further hold that the validity of a search incident to…
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