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WA: Two minute stop at a drug house was not RS

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Stopping at a drug house under surveillance at 3:20 a.m., staying for two minutes, and then driving way was not reason for a stop. The officer then found the DL suspended and arrested and conducted a search of the car. There was no informant tip or anything to associate this defendant with drug purchasing or possession except is presence at the house under surveillance. State v. Doughty, 2010 Wash. LEXIS 820 (September 23, 2010).* The police did not exceed the scope of the private search of the defendant’s computer by the computer technician that worked on it, tested a video file, and found child pornography. That search broadened to other files. The tech called the police who viewed the same files. The police did not exceed the scope of the private search...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 27, 2010 (boomark / email).