Washington Supreme Court· 6/15/1989

State v. Patterson

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774 P.2d 10
112 Wash. 2d 731
1989 Wash. LEXIS 68

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holding that exigent circumstances justified warrantless search of unoccupied car under article 1, section 7 of the Washington Constitution
holding that exigent circumstances justified warrantless search of unoccupied car under article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution
recognizing a vehicle’s potential mobility as one exigent circumstance, but holding there must be additional exigencies to justify a warrantless search of a parked, unoccupied vehicle
recognizing a vehicle's potential mobility as one exigent circumstance, but -12- State v. Flores (Cody Ray), 91986-1 holding there must be additional exigencies to justify a warrantless search of a parked, unoccupied vehicle
lesser expectation of privacy in vehicle because function is transportation and a vehicle is rarely used as residence or repository of personal effects
where not incident to an arrest, police may not search parked, immobile, and unoccupied vehicle without a warrant, even if probable cause exists for vehicle search, absent exigent circumstances

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Judges: Utter, Callow, Brachtenbach, Dolliver, Pearson, Smith, Andersen, Durham, Dore

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