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STATE v. ERIKSEN

No. 80653-5.

241 P.3d 399 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Loretta L. ERIKSEN, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 14, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Joseph Johnston , Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, for Petitioner.

Ann Lindsay Stodola , Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, for Respondent.

Mary Michelle Neil , Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, amicus counsel for Lummi Nation.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 A Lummi Nation tribal police officer, while patrolling the reservation, witnessed a car drift across the center divider with its high-beam headlights activated. Did the officer have authority to pursue this vehicle across the reservation border and then detain the non-Indian driver on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) until authorities with jurisdiction to arrest arrived? This question is an extension of the issue we faced in State...

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