Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 24, 1982No. 4766-7-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPetrie, J.
The State of Washington, pursuant to RAP 2.2(b)(2), appeals a pretrial order suppressing incriminating portions of a tape-recorded conversation made by defendant, William B. Lewis, to several members of the prosecutor's staff. The suppression hearing court held that Mr. Lewis did not voluntarily and unequivocally waive his right to have his attorney present at the time the recording was made. We reverse and remand for trial.
Lewis was under investigation by the Kitsap County Prosecutor's office for possible violations of state securities laws. The investigation centered on Lewis' placement of…
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