State v. Martinez

¶1 Article I, section 7 of our state constitution requires that an investigatory stop be based on articulable particularized facts that support a substantial possibility that a person is engaged in criminal activity. State v. Kennedy, 107 Wn.2d 1, 6, 726 P.2d 445 (1986). Here, an officer was patrolling on foot in an apartment complex located in a high crime area. Vehicle prowling had been reported there in the past. The officer saw Jeremiah Martinez near several parked cars. Mr. Martinez walked quickly away. The officer asked him whether he lived there. Mr. Martinez said he did not. So the…