State v. Carter

85 P.3d 887 (2004)

151 Wash.2d 118

STATE of Washington, Petitioner,

v.

Marcus A. CARTER, Respondent.

No. 72992-1.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Argued September 9, 2003.

Decided March 11, 2004.

Russell Hauge, Kitsap County Prosecutor, Port Orchard, for petitioner.

Marcus Carter, Port Orchard, for respondent.

IRELAND, J.

Two off-duty investigators discovered an illegally modified firearm at a gun training class. The trial court suppressed the gun at trial, holding that the off-duty investigators should not have examined or seized the gun without a warrant. The Court of Appeals affirmed and the State…