Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 16, 1983No. 10845-0-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, C.J.

Facts of Case

The defendant, John L. Williams, appeals the judgment and sentence entered following a jury verdict finding him guilty of burglary in the second degree and theft in the first degree.

On the night of April 7, 1981, a lone officer in a marked police car was patrolling an unlighted residential neighborhood which had experienced approximately 15 burglaries within the preceding 2 months. The officer was within two blocks of a residence that was being burglarized when he received a radio report informing him that the silent alarm at the residence had been activated. The officer…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. State v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
  3. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
  4. Arena v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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