State Of Washington v. Diantrie Latrez Jefferson

o IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON^ E;^ STATE OF WASHINGTON CO -i- .ril No. 69119-8-1 Respondent, —I £_; v. DIVISION ONE '•£•' DIANTRIE JEFFERSON, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. FILED: November 18, 2013 Spearman, A.C.J. — Diantrie Jefferson appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, arguing that the seat belt infraction police relied on to stop his vehicle was a pretext for a criminal investigation, and that the gun found on him after the stop should have been suppressed. Because the State had the burden of proving a valid basis for the stop by clear and…