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State v. Young

Citations

  • 550 P.2d 689
  • 15 Wash. App. 581
  • 1976 Wash. App. LEXIS 1442

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  • holding that police used reasonable force when they grabbed the defendant’s throat and pinched his nose in an attempt to prevent him from swallowing narcotics
  • holding that police used reasonable force when they grabbed the defendant's throat and pinched his nose in an attempt to prevent him from swallowing narcotics
  • no due process violation where police, acting on probable cause, constricted defendant’s throat and pinched his nose to force him to spit out balloon
  • not proper for police officer forcibly to choke a person in order to. prevent the swallowing of small amount of drugs

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Judges: Per Curiam

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