State v. Thompson

James Thompson appeals his conviction for unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence that the police obtained when they *791arrested him at his home. He argues that his outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear at a contempt hearing, which arose out of a child support issue, did not support the use of a nonconsensual entry into his travel trailer. We hold that police may use RCW 10.31.040, which authorizes forcible entry for arrests “in criminal actions,” where there is a general arrest warrant and we…