State v. Thomas

Petitioner Andrew Thomas seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision which reversed the trial court's suppression order in his favor. Thomas argues that the fruits of the search warrant should be suppressed because the warrant was not executed and returned within 3 days of issuance pursuant to RCW 69.50.509. The Court of Appeals held that search warrants for controlled substances must be executed within 10 days of issuance under CrR 2.3 and returned within 3 days of execution pursuant to RCW 69.50.509. We affirm and remand this case for further proceedings.

Facts

On March 8, 1989, Everett…