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State v. Murray

Citations

  • 527 P.2d 1303
  • 84 Wash. 2d 527
  • 1974 Wash. LEXIS 755

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding the plain view exception did not apply when the officers tilted a television to read serial numbers that would prove the television was illegally acquired
  • reversing conviction because \plain view\ exception to warrantless seizure rule did not apply
  • serial number of television seized during consent search for stolen items other than televisions
  • “‘The exceptions are “jealously and carefully drawn.”’” (quoting Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443, 454, 91 S. Ct. 2022, 29 L. Ed. 2d 564 (1971) (plurality portion))

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Judges: Hunter, Wright

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