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State v. Simms

Citations

  • 516 P.2d 1088
  • 10 Wash. App. 75
  • 1973 Wash. App. LEXIS 1085

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  • indicating that parole officer needs no warrant to search
  • even though a parolee has a legitimate expectation of privacy, a search by a parole officer and state agents is permissible to permit the officer to help rehabilitate the parolee
  • “The law is well established in this state, consistent with the decisions of the United States Supreme Court, that in a criminal prosecution, evidence unlawfully seized will be excluded.” (emphasis omitted)
  • parolees and probationers still \in custodia legis\ until expiration of maximum term of sentence
  • warrantless search upon anonymous tip that drugs were in the residence was held unreasonable
  • parolees and probationers still \in custodia legis\ until expiration of maximum term of sentence

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Judges: Armstrong

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