Legal Opinion
State v. Huft
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1986No. 50948-4PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, C.J.
Defendant challenges the trial court's denial of the defense motion to suppress physical evidence based on the court's application of the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule.
On May 23, 1984, a search warrant was issued and executed at the residence of defendant, Steven L. Huft, 812 "Z" Street, Vancouver, Washington. The search warrant affidavit at issue was signed by Vancouver Police Detective Wally Stefan.
In his affidavit, Stefan first related information which the State Patrol had obtained from a confidential informant and passed on to him on May 18, 1984. This informant reported…
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