Legal Opinion
State v. Soto-Garcia
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 17, 1992No. 14278-3-IIPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
The State of Washington appeals the Cowlitz County Superior Court's order suppressing evidence seized from the person of Marcelo Soto-Garcia. It contends that the trial court erred in concluding that Soto-Garcia was illegally seized when he was approached by a Kelso police officer and asked "if he had any cocaine on his person" and "if he could search him." We affirm.
On April 25, 1990, at approximately 11 p.m., Kelso Police Officer Kevin Tate came into contact with Marcelo Soto-Garcia in an area of Kelso the police officer referred to as "little Tijuana". Tate searched Soto-Garcia, found…
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