Legal Opinion
State v. Porter
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 1, 2000No. 24304-1-IIPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, J.
— Karen Leann Porter appeals her conviction of possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, arguing the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the pseudoephedrine obtained in a warrantless search of her van.1 We agree that the search exceeded the permissible scope incident to the arrest of Porter’s son, Charles, and, therefore, we reverse.
*329FACTS
On January 9, 1997, Tumwater Police Detective Anthony Gianesini observed Porter driving her van on Prosper Road in Tumwater. Porter’s adult son, Charles, sat in the passenger seat next to her. Gianesini recognized…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. HendricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. HendricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. StroudWashington Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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- State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
- State v. RathbunCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
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