STATE v. SCHLIEKER

Nos. 27174-5-II, 27217-2-II.

62 P.3d 520 (2003)

115 Wash.App. 264

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Wayne Frederick SCHLIEKER, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Melinda Jo Butterfield, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Luna-Green, Pierce Co. Pros. Atty., Kathleen Proctor, Deputy Pros. Atty., Tacoma, for Respondent.

Richard Dale Shepard, Shepard Law Office, Inc., Pattie Mhoon, Tacoma, for Appellants.


BRIDGEWATER, J.

In this consolidated appeal, Wayne Frederick Schlieker and Melinda Jo Butterfield challenge their convictions for unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance. We hold that the warrantless entry into their trailer did not fall within the community caretaking exception. There is substantial evidence that the claimed emergency was a mere pretext for an evidentiary search, especially as following their entry...

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