Legal Opinion
State v. Mecham
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 2016No. 90598-3PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*130[As amended by order of the Supreme Court September 6, 2016.]
Wiggins, J.
¶1 Officer Scott Campbell made a traffic stop of petitioner Mark Tracy Mecham and observed signs that Mecham might have been driving while intoxicated. Officer Campbell asked Mecham to perform field sobriety tests (FSTs), which would have involved Officer Campbell’s observing Mecham’s eye movements and ability to walk a straight line and stand on one leg. Mecham refused, and his refusal was used against him at trial. Mecham contends that his right to be free from unreasonable searches was violated when the State…
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