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STATE v. EATON

No. 81348-5.

229 P.3d 704 (2010)

168 Wash.2d 476

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Thomas Harry EATON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Kinnie, Scott Shigeo Ikata, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Vancouver, WA, for Petitioner.

Anne Mowry Cruser, Law Office of Anne Cruser, Kalama, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Thomas Eaton was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and taken by police to the Clark County Jail. At the jail, Eaton was searched by staff who discovered a small bag of methamphetamine taped to his sock. The State charged Eaton with DUI and possession of methamphetamine and sought a sentencing enhancement for possessing a controlled substance in a jail or prison. A jury convicted Eaton on both charges and found by special verdict...

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