Legal Opinion
State v. Watkins
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 23, 1995No. 33637-1-IPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Desmond Jovan Watkins appeals the juvenile court’s finding that he was guilty. of a violation of the uniform firearms act (VUFA) on the grounds that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence and that the statute under which he was charged is an unconstitutional ex post facto law. We affirm.
Facts
On July 3, 1993, Seattle Police Officers Kevin Andrews and Steven Dosch were on foot patrol in the area of 3rd and Yesler in Seattle. A car came toward them on Yesler with a mangled, unreadable front license plate. The officers motioned the car over to the side of the street. As the…
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