STATE v. REYES

No. 22766-5-II.

993 P.2d 921 (2000)

98 Wash.App. 923

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Tomas Z. REYES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Jeanne Whitt, Whitt & Associates, Olympia, for Appellant.

William J. Halstead, Thurston County Pros. Atty., Olympia, for Respondent.


SEINFELD, J.

Tomas Z. Reyes appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The trial court admitted the drug evidence obtained from Reyes' person pursuant to an illegal search, relying on the inevitable discovery rule. Because the State failed to produce sufficient evidence of the reasonableness of the officer's actions and the inevitability of the discovery, we reverse.

FACTS

The State charged Reyes with the unlawful possession...

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