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STATE v. MENDEZ

No. 66318-1.

970 P.2d 722 (1999)

137 Wash.2d 208

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

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Spall, Jr., Ellensburg, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey Sullivan, Yakima County Prosecutor, Lauri Boyd, Deputy, Yakima, for Respondent.

TALMADGE, J.

In a case where police officers had probable cause to detain a driver of an automobile for a traffic infraction, we must decide the scope of the officers' authority over the passengers of that automobile. Under art. I, § of the Washington Constitution with its more extensive protection of private affairs than the federal constitution, we hold an officer has the authority to order the driver of a vehicle...

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