Legal Opinion
State v. McKinnon
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1977No. 44376, 44377PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
In separate trials, defendant (appellant) Yates was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and defendant (appellant) McKinnon was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled substance. The cases were consolidated for appeal. Both cases involve the contention that evidence seized by the defendants' high school principal was improperly admitted against them.
On November 4, 1974, the chief of police for Snoqualmie, Washington, received a call from a confidential informant that the defendants, who were high school students, were selling "speed." The…
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