State v. Vanderpool

¶1 This appeal follows the trial judge’s refusal to suppress drug evidence seized from the defendant, Timothy Vanderpool. The court relied on RCW 46-.20.349 (conferring the right to stop a car if the registered owner’s license is suspended). And the parties here on appeal argue over whether that statute is applicable. It is not. But the officer could legally ask Mr. Vanderpool for identification. That was not a seizure. And the officer had probable cause to arrest Mr. Vanderpool when he volunteered that he did not have a driver’s license, as he handed the officer his identification card. We,…