STATE v. COYLE

No. 3236-1-III.

25 Wn. App. 349 (1980)

606 P.2d 289

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. PATRICK EUGENE COYLE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

February 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Scott, Jr., and Scott & Cordell, for appellant.

Michael R. Tabler, Prosecuting Attorney, and Judy McCauley, Deputy, for respondent.


GREEN, C.J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, marijuana. He contends the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the marijuana because the officers who arrested him allegedly violated RCW 10.31.040, the knock and wait statute. We find no error.

Shortly before midnight on August 12, 1978, Officer Hiram Thomas of the East Wenatchee Police Department responded to a prowler call at the Eddy Mays Inn. While at the Inn...

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