STATE v. CRUZ

No. 15524-2-III.

946 P.2d 1229 (1997)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Librado Valle CRUZ, Appellant.

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

November 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl G. Sonderman, Sonderman & Swanberg, Kennewick, for Appellant.

Paige L. Sully, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Pasco, for Respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, Acting Chief Judge.

After stopping Librado Cruz for speeding, a Washington State Patrol Trooper obtained forged identification documents from him. Mr. Cruz moved to suppress, alleging the trooper obtained the documents unlawfully. The trooper testified Mr. Cruz handed the documents to him voluntarily, whereas Mr. Cruz testified the trooper seized them from him. The court denied the suppression motion—without resolving the factual dispute and without...

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