Legal Opinion
State v. Clifford
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 1, 1990No. 9631-9-IIIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, J.
The Stevens County Superior Court affirmed the decision of the District Court and determined Douglas Clifford and Kelly Harris did not have a constitutional right, based on freedom of religion, to operate a motor vehicle without a driver's license, RCW 46.20.021. Mr. Clifford and Mr. Harris appeal; we affirm.
On August 18, 1987, an officer with the Kettle Falls Police Department stopped Mr. Clifford for driving his pickup truck with expired license tabs. The officer requested Mr. Clifford to produce his driver's license. Mr. Clifford did not do so. After the third request, Mr. Clifford still…
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