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State v. Grande

Recent case law regarding search and seizures has highlighted Washington’s strong stance on an individual’s right to privacy.

In Grande, the Washington Supreme Court held that the smell of marijuana in the general area where an individual is located is insufficient, without more, to support probable cause for arrest. Where no other evidence exists linking the passenger to any criminal activity, an arrest of the passenger on the suspicion of possession of illegal substances, and any subsequent searches, is invalid and an unconstitutional invasion of that individual’s right to privacy.

Parker Law has effectively used the case law in Grande to compel the court to suppress the evidence and dismiss a client’s case when the officers unconstitutionally invaded the client’s right to privacy.

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