Legal Opinion
State v. Moreno
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 5, 1978No. 2537-3PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
— Carlos Moreno was charged with possession of cocaine, a controlled substance. The trial court granted a motion by Mr. Moreno to suppress the cocaine and dismissed the charge. The State appeals.
The basic issue is whether the use of the cocaine in evidence would violate Mr. Moreno's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
On the morning of June 3, 1977, Detective Johnson of the Spokane Police Department received a telephone tip from an informant who insisted on remaining anonymous. The informant told him that a Mexican named Carlos would arrive at the Spokane airport around 12:45…
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