51 Wash. App. 397 - State v. Martinez’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Where the warrant does not specifically name the person to be searched, then some other means reasonable under the circumstances must be used to assist in identifying the person—either his occupation, personal appearance, peculiarities, or place of residence____ Here no particularities were given, not even that “John Doe” resided at the premises described in the warrant. Thus, the search of Rollie’s person was improper and the trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence____”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hamilton