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State v. Bird

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
May 23, 2005
127 Wn. App. 1039 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)

Opinion

No. 54756-9-I

Filed: May 23, 2005 UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Appeal from Superior Court of King County. Docket No: 03-1-09109-6. Judgment or order under review. Date filed: 08/09/2004. Judge signing: Hon. Nicole K. MacInnes.

Counsel for Appellant(s), Christopher Gibson, Attorney at Law, 1908 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98122.

Catherine E. Glinski, Attorney at Law, PO Box 761, Manchester, WA 98353-0761.

Counsel for Respondent(s), Patrick Joseph Preston, King County Prosecutor's Office, 516 3rd Ave Ste W554, Seattle, WA 98104-2362.


James Bird appeals the sentence imposed following his conviction for possession of cocaine. He contends RCW 43.43.754 and the portion of his sentence requiring him to provide a biological sample for DNA identification violate both his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches, and his privacy rights under article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution. These arguments are controlled by our decision in State v. Surge, No. 51954-9, 2004 WL 1551561 (Wash.Ct.App. July 12, 2004) (holding that Fourth Amendment argument is controlled by State v. Olivas, 122 Wn.2d 73, 856 P.2d 1076 (1993), and rejecting argument based on the Washington Constitution and State v. Lucas, 56 Wn. App. 236, 783 P.2d 121 (1989)). We adhere to that decision here.

Affirmed.

BECKER, ELLINGTON and BAKER, JJ.


Summaries of

State v. Bird

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
May 23, 2005
127 Wn. App. 1039 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)
Case details for

State v. Bird

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JAMES RONALD BIRD, AKA JAMES ROBERT…

Court:The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One

Date published: May 23, 2005

Citations

127 Wn. App. 1039 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005)
127 Wash. App. 1039