STATE v. SYKES

No. 3427-5-III.

27 Wn. App. 111 (1980)

615 P.2d 1345

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. GREGORY ALLEN SYKES, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

August 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis Ludwig, Prosecuting Attorney, and William A. Bartlett, Deputy, for appellant.

Robert Ingvalson, for respondent.


MUNSON, J.

The State appeals an order suppressing evidence of marijuana taken from defendant's vehicle. One issue is presented: Did the police lawfully seize the marijuana pursuant to an investigatory stop? We answer yes and reverse.

The facts are undisputed. Detective Panther of the Richland Police Department was contacted by an individual during the week prior to defendant's arrest on February 1, 1979. The informant expressed a desire to help the police...

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