STATE v. MEJIA

No. 55190-1.

111 Wn.2d 892 (1989)

766 P.2d 454

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. GENOVEVA MEJIA, Appellant. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. SALOMON V. PRECIADO, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Talbott (of McArdle, Dohn, Talbott, Simpson & Gibson, P.S.), for appellant Mejia.

Thomas Bothwell and Prediletto, Halpin, Cannon, Scharnikow & Bothwell, P.S., for appellant Preciado.

Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael G. McCarthy, Deputy, for respondent.


CALLOW, C.J.

Defendants Preciado and Mejia challenge the sufficiency of a search warrant which was based on information given by an unidentified "middleman" to a police informant. Defendant Preciado also challenges the imposition of a 30-month sentence as outside the presumptive range and clearly excessive.

We affirm the trial court. We hold that the affidavit's description of the middleman's actions established probable cause, and that the large amount of...

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