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STATE v. ADAMS

No. 60401-5-I.

191 P.3d 93 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Coryell Levoi ADAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana M. Lind, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA for Appellant.

Prosecuting Atty. King County, King Co. Pros./App. Unit Supervisor, Heidi Joanne Jacobsen-Watts, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 The police may search a vehicle incident to the lawful arrest of a recent occupant when that person is in' close temporal and spatial proximity to the vehicle at the time of the arrest. The arrestee may not preclude the search simply by locking the vehicle. In this case, Coryell Adams was arrested four to five feet from his car about one minute after being pulled over by a sheriffs deputy. Because the car remained in Adams' immediate control...

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