State v. Smith

Kevin C. Smith appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture or deliver claiming that his conviction should be reversed or dismissed because the trial court failed to enter written findings and conclusions in the CrR 3.6 hearing and because the court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We reverse and dismiss.

On October 3,1990, King County Detective William Quaade received a telephone call from a woman who said she had observed suspicious activity at the house next dóor. The house had recently been sold and Smith was renting it. The neighbor informed Quaade…