Legal Opinion
State v. Duncan
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 2002No. 71111-9PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
43 P.3d 513 (2002)
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Demetrius Marcel DUNCAN, Petitioner.
No. 71111-9.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued November 29, 2001.
Decided April 11, 2002.
Mark Watanabe, Seattle, for Petitioner.
Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Endel R. Kolde, Deputy, Seattle, for Respondent.
BRIDGE J.
This case presents the classic scenario where an investigation for one violation of law leads to the discovery of evidence for another, more serious, violation. While investigating the possession of an open container in public, a civil infraction, two police officers uncovered a…
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