Court Opinion

ID: 9620254
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 05:40:22.144352+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:09:11.867104
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Pekelis, J.
(concurring) — I concur in the result, but write separately because I do not agree that Solberg's arrest was unlawful. The majority does not dispute that there was probable cause to arrest Solberg, but because it contends that the arrest took place in his home, concludes that a warrant was required. I do not agree that the arrest here took place in Solberg's home.
It is undisputed that while the police officers were talking to Bowley on the porch, Solberg decided to come out and join them. It was not until Solberg exited the house and came out on the front porch that he was arrested. While in State v. Holeman17 the defendant remained standing in the doorway, Solberg crossed the threshold voluntarily and came out on the porch. It was not until he did so that he was placed under arrest. I would conclude, as did the majority in State v. Carlow,18 that a warrantless arrest on a person's porch is proper.
Review granted at 120 Wn.2d 1019 (1993).

 103 Wn.2d 426, 693 P.2d 89 (1985).

 44 Wn. App. 821, 723 P.2d 522 (1986).