State v. Jorden
Washington Supreme Court
156 P.3d 893 (2007)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department took part in the Lakewood Crime-Free Hotel Motel Program. As part of the program, the department provided training on crime-reduction strategies to motels with a significant history of criminal activity. Deputies would also conduct random checks of hotel and motel guest registries, without individualized suspicion of criminal activity, to look for guests with outstanding arrest warrants. Guests of participating hotels were required to have valid identification at check-in but were not informed of the random registry checks by police. On March 15, 2003, a deputy conducted a random guest-registry check of a local motel and discovered that Timothy Jorden (defendant), who had two outstanding arrest warrants, was staying at the motel. When deputies went to Jorden’s room to arrest him, they discovered cocaine in plain view. Jorden appealed his subsequent conviction alleging that the warrantless, suspicionless motel registry check violated his privacy rights under the Washington Constitution.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Bridge, J.)
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