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State v. Fry

Citations

  • 168 Wash. 2d 1

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that under the previous medical marijuana statutes, the existence of an applicable affirmative defense did not negate probable cause
  • explaining that “[a]n affirmative defense admits the defendant committed a criminal act but pleads an excuse for doing so”; it “does not negate any elements of the charged crime”
  • explaining that “[a]n affirmative defense admits the defendant committed a criminal act but pleads an excuse for doing so”
  • explaining that \[a]n affirmative defense admits the defendant committed a criminal act but pleads an excuse for doing so\; it \does not negate any elements of the charged crime\
  • suggesting the smell of marijuana wafting over a threshold provides probable cause to support a search warrant
  • suggesting the smell of marijuana wafting over a threshold provides probable cause to support a search warrant

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Judges: Alexander, Chambers, Fairhurst, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Sanders, Stephens

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