Legal Opinion
State v. Sieler
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1980No. 47076-6PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brachtenbach, J. —
Defendants appeal their convictions for possession of controlled substances in violation of RCW 69.50.401(a). The trial court denied defendants' motion to suppress the contraband seized by the police and their confessions given after arrest. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse.
While waiting to pick up his son at about noon in the parking lot of Kent-Meridian High School, James Tunt-land observed what he believed to be a drug sale in another car in the parking lot. Tuntland informed the school secretary by telephone of his conclusion, described the car, *45reported its…
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- United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by79 opinions
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