State v. Sondergaard
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
Officer Michael Post responded to a 911 call placed by a renter of a hotel room. The caller wanted the police to remove Nicholette Sondergaard from the room because she was acting irrationally. After talking briefly with Sondergaard, Officer Post obtained her permission to search her purse. After searching the purse and finding drugs, Officer Post arrested Sondergaard and took her to a hospital.
Upon being charged with possession of a controlled substance, Sondergaard moved to suppress evidence of the drugs as obtained by a warrantless search to which she did not validly consent. The court…
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