State v. Lohr

¶1 Susan Lohr appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence discovered in her purse during the execution of a premises search warrant at a location she was only visiting. Lohr contends that the search violated both the Fourth Amendment1 and article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution because she was not named in the search warrant2 and because the purse was readily recognizable as belonging to her. We reverse Lohr’s conviction and remand to the trial court to enter an order suppressing the evidence the police seized from her purse.

FACTS

¶2 On December 30,…