Washington v. Childress

In December 1980, the defendant resided in California. The California police illegally searched his apartment. As a result of the illegal search, the police took from the defendants wallet a photograph of two nude girls, a Washington drivers license and a bank check showing an Everett address. One of the girls depicted in the photograph told the California police that the other girl depicted was named Stephanie and that she lived in Seattle. The California police delivered the photograph of Stephanie and the address on the check to the Everett police. The Everett police canvassed the neighborhood around the Everett address and discovered that a girl named Stephanie resided on the street stated on the defendants check. An officer showed the photograph to Stephanies parents, who identified the girl as their daughter. The parents then asked her whether she had been keeping any secrets. Stephanie told them that she had been involved sexually with Samuel K.