Legal Opinion

State v. Kypreos

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 4, 2002No. 47405-7-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.

— Seth Kypreos was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree after a gun was found in his possession during a warrantless search of a fifth wheel trailer. Kypreos was denied standing to challenge the search of the trailer which the police entered after discovering that it had been reported stolen. Kypreos alleges he was an overnight guest of the person he believed was the lawful owner of the trailer. Kypreos argues that he has automatic standing to challenge the search because he was charged with a possessory offense and he was in possession of the weapon at the time…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by4 opinions

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