STATE v. TIBBLES

No. 80308-1.

236 P.3d 885 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Micah Newman TIBBLES, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Jean Blackford, Law Office of Sharon Blackford, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Colleen Sue Kenimond, Gregory Marshall Banks, Island County Prosecutor's Office, Coupeville, WA, for Respondent.


STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 This case calls upon us to consider once again the scope of an individual's privacy interests under Washington Constitution article I, section 7 in the context of a warrantless automobile search. Micah Tibbles seeks review of his misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia arising from a search of his vehicle following a traffic stop. During the stop, Trooper Norman Larsen detected a strong odor of marijuana coming...

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