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STATE v. WHITE

No. 64973-1.

958 P.2d 982 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 761

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Ronald E. WHITE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Decided July 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo E. Poort, Seattle, for amicus curiae on behalf of Washington Ass'n of Sheriffs.

Resnick, Hansen & Follis, Starck Follis, Bellingham, for Petitioner.

David McEachran, Whatcom County Prosecutor, Laura Hayes, David M. Grant, Deputy Whatcom County Prosecutors, Bellingham, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.

We review the permissible scope of a warrantless inventory search of a locked automobile trunk under article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution. The search of a locked automobile trunk was conducted during an impound proceeding following the arrest of the Defendant. In 1980, this court held police may not search a locked automobile trunk during an inventory search absent a manifest necessity, not present here. State v. Houser,<...

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