State v. Smith

Lesley Wayne Smith appeals his conviction for attempted first degree murder. He contends that: (1) his confession was inadmissible because there was no independent evidence of the corpus delicti; (2) the prearrest frisk and search of the car's passenger compartment were unreasonable; (3) he was illegally arrested pursuant to an unconstitutional ordinance; and (4) his consent to search the car trunk was involuntary because the officer threatened to impound the car and obtain a search warrant if Smith did not consent. We reverse.

On December 6, 1986, just after 1 a.m., Bellevue Police Lieutenant…