STATE v. LASKOWSKI

No. 39527-1-I.

950 P.2d 950 (1997)

88 Wash.App. 858

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Rafael M. LASKOWSKI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon B. Marsh of Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for appellant.

James H. Krider, Prosecuting Attorney, and Charles F. Blackman, Deputy, for respondent.


BAKER, Chief Judge.

Rafael Laskowski and his companions matched the dispatcher's description of the suspects in a possible vehicle prowl. Because Laskowski appeared nervous and wore a backpack capable of concealing a weapon, and because another youth in the group was known to have a criminal history involving weapons and another was seen to have a live shotgun cartridge in plain view, we hold that the officer reasonably believed that Laskowski was armed and dangerous...

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