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STATE v. LAWSON

No. 33401-1-II.

144 P.3d 377 (2006)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Kevin Bert LAWSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

October 10, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan G. Hershman, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Michelle Hyer, Pierce County Prosecutor, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

ARMSTRONG, J.

¶ 1 Kevin Bert Lawson appeals his conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine, arguing that the trial court should have suppressed evidence obtained during an unconstitutional warrantless search of a shed on his property. Because the State did not show that the officers faced exigent circumstances justifying a warrantless search, we reverse.

FACTS

¶ 2 Pierce County Sheriff's Deputies Eldridge and Mundell responded to a call...

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