STATE v. SCHULTZ

No. 82238-7.

248 P.3d 484 (2011)

170 Wash.2d 746

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Patricia Sue SCHULTZ, a/k/a Patricia Sue Peterson, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi R. Backlund , Manek R. Mistry , Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Petitioner.

Brian Patrick Wendt , Clallam County Prosecutor's Office, Port Angeles, WA, for Respondent.


CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Patricia Sue Schultz was convicted of possession of illegal drugs after police entered her home without a warrant and discovered evidence of drug possession. Schultz contends that the search was unlawful and the evidence obtained must be suppressed. The State contends the warrantless search was justified under the emergency aid exception to the warrant requirement. The Court of Appeals upheld the search, concluding the potential for domestic...

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