STATE v. CANTRELL

No. 60719-2.

124 Wn.2d 183 (1994)

875 P.2d 1208

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. RUDELL G. CANTRELL, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Steward Menefee, Prosecuting Attorney for Grays Harbor County, and David B. Trefry, Deputy, for petitioner.

John M. Wolfe of Public Defender's Office, for respondent.


ANDERSEN, C.J.

FACTS OF CASE

The question presented in this case is whether a police officer must obtain the consent of both the passenger and the driver, where both have approximately equal control of an automobile, before using consent as a basis for a warrantless search of the vehicle.

In our order accepting review of this case, we limited review to "the issue whether the search of the automobile that respondent was driving can be justified by...

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