Washington Supreme Court· 12/31/1980

State v. Houser

Citations

622 P.2d 1218
95 Wash. 2d 143
1980 Wash. LEXIS 1459

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holding it is unconstitutional to impound a citizen's vehicle following his or her arrest when a reasonable alternative to impoundment exists
holding it is unconstitutional to impound a citizen’s vehicle following his or her arrest when a reasonable alternative to impoundment exists
holding police may exercise community caretaking function of removing abandoned vehicle, but not as pretext for unrelated criminal investigation
absent manifest necessity, police officers barred from searching the locked trunk of an impounded vehicle in the course of an inventory search
absent manifest necessity, police officers barred from searching the locked trunk of an impounded vehicle in the course of an inventory search
evidence discovered during inventory search is inadmissible if the impoundment was unlawful; State must show reasonable cause to justify an impoundment

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Judges: Williams, Doran

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