State v. Ellison

¶1 — Tacoma police officers arrested Michael Ellison for outstanding warrants, including a warrant for domestic violence assault, after responding to a “domestic violence/unwanted person” phone call at the home of Ellison’s ex-girlfriend. Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 58. During a search incident to arrest, officers located a significant amount of other people’s personal and financial information in Ellison’s backpack. At a stipulated facts *713bench trial following a CrR 3.6 hearing, the trial court found Ellison guilty of 17 counts of second degree identity theft, 6 counts of second degree possession…