Schlegel v. Department of Licensing

f 1 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) officers stopped Phillip R. Schlegel to check his hunting license under RCW 77.15.080(1). An officer smelled alcohol on Mr. Schlegel’s breath. A driving under the influence (DUI) arrest followed. Mr. Schlegel unsuccessfully challenged the stop as an impermissible roadblock. Mr. Schlegel successfully appealed both his administrative license suspension and DUI conviction to the superior court. We granted discretionary review in both cases. We hold that the superior court erred in disregarding factual findings and incorrectly decided DFW…