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State of Washington v. Slattery

787 P.2d 932 (1990)

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State of Washington v. Slattery

Washington Court of Appeals
787 P.2d 932 (1990)

Facts

A student at a public high school told the school’s vice principal, Sterling Thurston, that the student had seen another student, Mike Slattery (defendant), selling marijuana in the school parking lot. Thurston had heard other reports that Slattery was involved in illegal drugs. Additionally, Thurston found the reporting student reliable based on previous interactions with the reporting student. Thurston searched Slattery and found $230 in small bills and a slip of paper with a pager number written on it. Thurston then had a school security officer search Slattery’s locker, in which they found nothing incriminating. Thurston and the security guard then searched Slattery’s car using Slattery’s keys. Inside the locked trunk was a locked briefcase that contained over 80 grams of marijuana. The state (plaintiff) brought criminal charges against Slattery, and he was convicted. Slattery appealed his conviction, claiming that Thurston violated Slattery’s Fourth Amendment rights by searching Slattery’s car without a warrant.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Coleman, C.J.)

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