STATE v. MYERS

No. 20936-9-III.

69 P.3d 367 (2003)

117 Wash.App. 93

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Eugene R. MYERS, Appellant.

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

May 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Morrison, Port Orchard, WA, for Appellant.

Terry Bloor, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

Pretextual stops are prohibited by our state constitution. State v. Ladson, 138 Wn.2d 343, 353, 979 P.2d 833 (1999). They generally take the form of police stopping a driver for a minor traffic offense to investigate more serious violations—violations for which the officer does not have probable cause. Here, a deputy sheriff suspected that Eugene Myers was driving with...

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