STATE v. McGOVERN

Nos. 27107-9-II, 27108-7-II.

45 P.3d 624 (2002)

111 Wash.App. 495

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Lorena J. McGOVERN, Respondent. State of Washington, Appellant, v. Christopher Sean King, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmon Danny Clem, Port Angeles, for Appellant.

James M. Bendell, Craddock Davis Verser, Port Townsend, court appointed, for Respondents


MORGAN, J.

The question central to this appeal is whether an affidavit for a search warrant contained facts and circumstances from which a reasonable person could infer that the items to be seized would probably be found at the defendant's home. In our view, the answer is yes.

At 8 a.m. on October 10, 2000, Trooper Keith Nestor of the Washington State Patrol stopped a car for speeding. As he walked up to the car, he saw marijuana in plain view on the front...

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