STATE v. MIERZ

No. 61930-1.

127 Wn.2d 460 (1995)

901 P.2d 286

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JOHN PAUL MIERZ, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, by David H. Smith and Daniel W. Ferm, for petitioner.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Francis D. Zavatsky, Deputy, for respondent.


TALMADGE, J.

The present case arises out of John Paul Mierz's unlawful possession of two coyotes and his assault upon Department of Wildlife agents (Wildlife agents) who entered his yard without a warrant to seize the coyotes. On rather convoluted facts, we must decide a number of issues, but the most preying is whether a person confronted with allegedly unreasonable search or seizure may assault law enforcement officers and then rely on the exclusionary rule to foreclose...

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