STATE v. COLE

No. 4177-8-III.

31 Wn. App. 501 (1982)

643 P.2d 675

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JIMMY LEE COLE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Platts and Platts, Zimmerman & Estes, for appellant.

E.R. Whitmore, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney, and James E. Freeley, Deputy, for respondent.


McINTURFF, C.J.

Jimmy Lee Cole appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance. We are again asked to decide the boundaries of the Fourth Amendment protection within an automobile after a valid arrest of the driver who consented to a search of his vehicle, but disclaimed ownership of the closed luggage contained in the hatchback area of the automobile.

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