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STATE v. TEULILO

No. 101385-0.

530 P.3d 195 (2023)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Ului Lakepa TEULILO, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: June 8, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Daniel Gilliland , Hall and Gilliland PLLC, 1111 W. Yakima Ave., Ste. A, Yakima, WA, 98902-3077, for Petitioner.

Walter Gordon Edgar , Douglas County Pros. Attorney's Office, P. O. Box 360, Waterville, WA, 98858-0360, for Respondent.

Brett Ballock Pearce , Attorney at Law, 1100 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA, 99260-2043, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa. Assoc. of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Kenneth W. Bagwell , Bagwell Law, PLLC, 9057 Washington Ave., Nw Ste. 103, Silverdale, WA, 98383-8342, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Washington Fire Chief's Association and Washington State Fire Commissioner's Association.

James Wayne Herr , Law Office of James Herr, 4500 9th Ave., Ne Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98105-4762, Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St., Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

¶ 1 In this prosecution, interlocutory review was granted, challenging a trial court's denial of a suppression motion of evidence observed during a warrantless entry into a dwelling. The trial court concluded that the entry was justified, applying what cases characterize as the "community caretaking exception" to the warrant requirement...

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