Legal Opinion
State v. Alvarado
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 27, 1989No. 22597-9-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
The State of Washington appeals a finding that the police unlawfully arrested Alvarado and seized evidence from him. It argues that the fellow officer rule justifies Alvarado's arrest. We agree and reverse.
Facts
Two Seattle police officers conducted narcotics surveillance in downtown Seattle on March 6, 1987. One of them, Officer Trebesh, situated himself behind a draped storefront window. He observed Alvarado and another man standing on the sidewalk directly in front of the window exchange a large sum of money for a small paper package (called a bindle) of cocaine. Officer Trebesh watched two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GluckWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- United States v. Cara Woods, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- State v. MickelsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GambitSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- People v. CreachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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