STATE v. MENEESE

No. 86203-6.

282 P.3d 83 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 937

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jamar Billy Deshawn MENEESE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Gibson , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

William Leonard Doyle , James Whisman , King County Prosecutors' Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Douglas B. Klunder , Attorney at Law, Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, Sarah A. Dunne , Nancy Lynne Talner , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Robert Charles Boruchowitz , Lorraine K. Bannai , Seattle University School of Law, Robert S. Chang , Attorney at Law, Mercer Island, WA, David A. Perez , Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law & Equality.

Kimberly Dawn Ambrose , University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Seattle Young People's Project.

Hillary Ann Behrman , David Huneryager , TeamChild, Seattle, WA, Nicole K. McGrath , Everett, WA, amicus counsel for TeamChild.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Jamar Meneese appeals his conviction for unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds and for possessing a controlled substance. He claims the weapon, an air pistol, was seized in an unlawful search at school and should have been suppressed at trial. The question on appeal is whether the school search exception to the warrant requirement applies to the search conducted by the school resource officer (SRO). The exception allows school...

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