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STATE v. XIONG

No. 80236-0.

191 P.3d 1278 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Bee XIONG, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Tucker, Attorney at Law, Mark Erik Lindsey, Spokane County Prosecuting Attorneys, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

Eric Broman, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Shaakirrah R. Sanders, The Defender Association, Sarah A. Dunne, ACLU, Nancy Lynn Talner, Attorney at Law, Douglas B. Klunder, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union, Asian Bar Association, Latino/a Bar Association, Loren Miller Bar Association.

ALEXANDER, C.J.

¶ 1 This case presents the question of whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's suppression of contraband that was obtained as a direct result of a law enforcement officer's search of Bee Xiong's person. We reverse the Court of Appeals.

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¶ 2 Five members of a joint law enforcement task force went to what they believed was Kheng Xiong's residence. Their intention was to serve him with an arrest warrant...

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