STATE v. McKENNA

No. 20847-4-II.

958 P.2d 1017 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Denise Louise McKENNA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Hays, (Court Appointed), Longview, for Appellant.

Christopher Thomas Mahre, Cowlitz Co. Deputy Pros. Atty., Hall of Justice, Kelso, for Respondent.


MORGAN, Judge.

Denise McKenna appeals her conviction for possession of methamphetamine. We reverse.

On April 26, 1996, the Cowlitz County Jail was overcrowded. As a result, it was refusing to book anyone arrested for only a nonviolent misdemeanor.

About 2:30 a.m., Officer Coulter,1 a Kelso police officer, saw a car drive away from what he believed to be a drug house. The car was occupied by a female driver and a male passenger...

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