STATE v. HAMMOND

No. 3669-2.

24 Wn. App. 596 (1979)

603 P.2d 377

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. LOU MORRIS HAMMOND, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

November 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry R. Dunn, Prosecuting Attorney, and Randy Furman, Chief Deputy, for appellant.

Don McCulloch and Ed Putka, for respondent.


SOULE, J.

The State appeals the trial court's suppression of evidence found in defendant's wallet during a police station search. We reverse.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on May 13, 1978, Longview police stopped a vehicle in which the defendant was one of four occupants. The driver, Jacob, and two others sat in the front seat of the car, and defendant Hammond was alone in the back seat. As Officer Barnd approached the vehicle he detected the odor of burning...

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