Legal Opinion

State v. King

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided January 23, 1998No. 20032-5-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.

Arguing violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, Karl Dennis King appeals his conviction for theft of a gun. We affirm.

On July 22, 1995, Detective Tom Davidson of the Tacoma Police Department was investigating a homicide in which the perpetrator had used a large black handgun, possibly a .45 caliber or 9 millimeter. Because an informant had said the gun was at the apartment of a person named Neletta Sentwali, Davidson went there in the company of Officers Feddersen and Quilio. The three contacted Sentwali, and Davidson advised her that they “were looking for a gun and that the gun had…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

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