STATE v. RISON

No. 20983-1-III.

69 P.3d 362 (2003)

116 Wash.App. 955

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Aaron Edwards RISON, Appellant.

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

May 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Snyder, Steven P. Martonick, Snyder Law Offices, Pullman, WA, for Appellant.

Denis P. Tracy, Prosecuting Attorney, Colfax, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

An apartment tenant has authority to consent to a search of his apartment. State v. Mathe, 102 Wn.2d 537, 540-41, 688 P.2d 859 (1984). He has no authority, however, to consent to search another's property. See, e.g., State v. Holmes, 108 Wn.App. 511, 518-19, 31 P.3d 716 (2001). Here, the tenant consented to a police search of his apartment...

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