State v. Cabigas

Defendant appeals his conviction of illegal possession of dangerous drugs and illegal possession of a pistol by a person convicted of a crime of violence. The sole issue on appeal is whether the seizure by the police of a pill bottle which contained dangerous drugs was lawful. We hold it was.

The facts are these: About noon on September 25, 1969, a Renton police officer responded to a call that there was a car blocking the parking lot driveway at a large motel complex. Upon arriving at the motel, the officer first checked with the desk clerk who told him that the car had been there since the…