Legal Opinion

State v. Myers

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 27, 2003No. 20936-9-IIIPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

69 P.3d 367 (2003)

117 Wash.App. 93

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Eugene R. MYERS, Appellant.

No. 20936-9-III.

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

May 27, 2003.

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 Wash.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…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. LadsonWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. LadsonWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. MendezWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State v. MendezWashington Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by25 opinions

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