Legal Opinion
State v. Lawson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 10, 2006No. 33401-1-IIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
¶1 Kevin Bert Lawson appeals his conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine, arguing that the trial court should have suppressed evidence obtained during an unconstitutional warrantless search of a shed on his property. Because the State did not show that the officers faced exigent circumstances justifying a war-rantless search, we reverse.
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¶2 Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputies Eldridge and Mundell responded to a call from an anonymous citizen reporting a strong chemical, ammonia-like smell coming from Lawson’s residence. The caller said that the odor burned her eyes and throat.
¶3 When the…
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