Personal Restraint Petition Of Martin David Pietz, Jr.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Personal ) No. 76716-0-1 Restraint of ) ) DIVISION ONE MARTIN DAVID PIETZ JR., ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION Petitioner. ) ) FILED: August 12, 2019 LEACH, J. — Martin David Pietz collaterally challenges his 2013 conviction for murder in the second degree. He claims that the trial court's denial of his request to suppress evidence violated his constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure. While the exclusionary rule generally requires the suppression of evidence seized during an illegal search, an independent…