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STATE v. SOTO-GARCIA

No. 14278-3-II.

68 Wn. App. 20 (1992)

841 P.2d 1271

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. MARCELO SOTO-GARCIA, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.C. Bridgewater, Prosecuting Attorney, and Douglas S. Boole, Chief Criminal Deputy, for appellant.

Edward J. Putka and Putka, Styve & Mottet, for respondent (appointed counsel for appeal).

ALEXANDER, J.

The State of Washington appeals the Cowlitz County Superior Court's order suppressing evidence seized from the person of Marcelo Soto-Garcia. It contends that the trial court erred in concluding that Soto-Garcia was illegally seized when he was approached by a Kelso police officer and asked "if he had any cocaine on his person" and "if he could search him." We affirm.

On April 25, 1990, at approximately...

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