Legal Opinion
State v. Blair
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 13, 1992No. 25726-9-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Steven Blair appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search incident to his arrest for criminal trespassing. Blair contends that the police lacked probable cause to believe he committed a crime. He further argues that the criminal trespass ordinance, Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 12A08.040, is unconstitutionally overbroad and void for vagueness. Because we hold that the police lacked probable cause to arrest Blair, we do not reach the constitutional issue.
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Facts
On September 1, 1989, Blair was walking into the Roxbury Housing Village (Roxbury…
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