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STATE v. GROOM

No. 14107-1-III.

911 P.2d 403 (1996)

80 Wash.App. 717

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Larry D. GROOM, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3. Panel One.

February 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Henry Browne, Browne & Ressler, Seattle, Karen P. O'Shea, Seattle, for Appellant.

Alex B. Hernandez, III, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Ephrata, for Respondent.

MUNSON, Judge.

This is the first reported appellate case presenting the issue of whether a police officer may be held criminally liable for entering and searching a residence without a search warrant pursuant to RCW 10.79.040. There are no previous reported cases of prosecution under this statute since it was enacted in 1921. Laws of 1921, ch. 71, § 1.

Larry Groom was charged with three misdemeanors: first degree criminal trespass, RCW 9A.52.070; official...

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