Legal Opinion
State v. Kennedy
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1986No. 50848-8PublishedCited by 275 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Michael Kennedy appeals the Court of Appeals affirmance of his conviction for possession of over 40 grams of marijuana. He urges reversal of his conviction because the initial police stop of the car he was driving and its subsequent search was a violation of article 1, section 7 of the Washington Constitution and the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution. As such, he contends that the subsequent discovery of marijuana should have been suppressed at trial. We disagree and affirm the conviction.
At about 2:30 p.m. on September 17, 1982, Officer Leonard Adams drove by Rob Smith's…
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