State v. Reichenbach

How courts have described this case

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

• finding ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to file a motion to suppress a search where court concluded narcotics were “abandoned in response to the unlawful seizure of [defendant’s person”
• counsel's failure to move for suppression of drugs abandoned in vehicle after defendant was unlawfully seized was both deficient and prejudicial
• applying the test from Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668, 687, 104 S. Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674 ( 1984)
• performance is reasonable if there is any “conceivable legitimate tactic explaining counsel’s performance”
• “As a general rule, warrantless searches and seizures are per se unreasonable. However, there are a few ‘jealously and carefully drawn exceptions’ to the warrant requirement, including consent.” (citation omitted) (quoting State v. Hendrickson, 129 Wn.2d 61, 70-71, 917 P.2d 563 (1996))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).