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STATE v. MENDEZ

No. 15954-0-III.

947 P.2d 256 (1997)

88 Wash.App. 785

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Efrain MENDEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Five.

November 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh M. Spall, Jr., Ellensburg, for Appellant.

Lauri M. Boyd, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Yakima, for Respondent.

KURTZ, Judge.

Sixteen-year-old Efrain Mendez was a passenger in a car stopped by police for a stop sign violation. The driver and Mr. Mendez immediately got out of the car. Following police protocol, the approaching officer twice ordered Mr. Mendez to get back in the car. Instead of doing this, he initially walked and then ran away. After a brief chase, he was caught and arrested for obstructing an officer. A search incident to the arrest turned up a marijuana pipe...

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