Washington Supreme Court· 12/24/2009

State v. Valdez

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167 Wash. 2d 761

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noting that the narrowest ground on which a majority agrees represents the holding of the case
noting that the narrowest ground on which a majority agrees represents the holding ofthe case
“A warrantless search of an automobile is permissible under the search incident to arrest exception when that search is necessary to preserve officer safety or prevent destruction or concealment of evidence of the crime of arrest.”
“The [SITA] exception ... arises from the necessity to provide for officer safety and the preservation of evidence, of the crime of arrest, and the application and scope of that exception must be so grounded and so limited.”
addressing the search of an automobile incident to arrest
unchallenged findings of fact are verities on appeal

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Judges: Alexander, Chambers, Fairhurst, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Sanders, Stephens

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