State v. Brown

The defendants were tried by a jury and found guilty of the crime of possession of heroin with unlawful intent to deliver. This appeal followed.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on February 10, 1972, officers of the Seattle Police Department following a lead from the Portland Police Department located two automobiles, which were known to be used by the defendants, at the Cosmopolitan Motel in Seattle. After ascertaining the motel registration information on the three defendants and remaining in the area until 11 p.m., five detectives positioned themselves around the motel room of the defendants. One…