Legal Opinion
State v. A.S.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 3, 2018No. 76823-9-IPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
¶ 1 A.S. appeals her conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of *705a controlled substance. A.S. argues that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress evidence found by the vice principal of Meadowdale Middle School when he searched A.S.'s backpack on school grounds. Because the search of A.S.'s backpack was not reasonable under the circumstances, we reverse.
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¶ 2 On April 11, 2016, Meadowdale staff received information about an alleged threat involving then 14-year-old A.S., who was not a Meadowdale student. Meadowdale staff looked up A.S.'s picture using…
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