Possession of Marijuana: Search on School Premises

  State v. Meneese, (86203-6) 8/2/12 SCt (7-2) held that a search of Meneese’s locked backpack by a Student Resource Officer (SRO), i.e. a fully commissioned, uniformed Bellevue Police officer, was not permitted even under the more relaxed “reasonable suspicion” standard for school searches after T.L.0., 461 U.S. 341. Meneese was found by the SRO during…

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Seattle Defense Attorney: Biography part 2

And as a result had the opportunity to meet and negotiate with many different prosecutors and their vast range of personalities.  For the most part, prosecutors are civil and a pleasure to work with.  Especially when everyone (both defense attorneys and prosecutors) understand that we have a duty to uphold in the administration of justice…

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