Legal Opinion

State v. Lawson

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 10, 2006No. 33401-1-IIPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

144 P.3d 377 (2006)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Kevin Bert LAWSON, Appellant.

No. 33401-1-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

October 10, 2006.

Bryan G. Hershman, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Michelle Hyer, Pierce County Prosecutor, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

ARMSTRONG, J.

¶ 1 Kevin Bert Lawson appeals his conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine, arguing that the trial court should have suppressed evidence obtained during an unconstitutional warrantless search of a shed on his property. Because the State did not show that the officers faced exigent circumstances justifying a…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. State v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  4. State v. CamarilloWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. LadsonWashington Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by13 opinions

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