City of Seattle v. Stalsbroten

978 P.2d 1059 (1999)

138 Wash.2d 227

CITY OF SEATTLE, Petitioner,

v.

Loyd STALSBROTEN, Respondent.

No. 66998-8.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued March 9, 1999.

Decided June 17, 1999.

Adam Eisenberg, Seattle Law Dept. Crim. Div., Seattle, for Petitioner.

Gene M. Grantham, Seattle, for Respondent.

DURHAM, J.

This case presents the question of whether it is constitutionally permissible for a trial court to admit evidence that a drunk driving defendant refused to perform field sobriety tests. Specifically, we must determine whether admitting such evidence violates the defendant's Fifth Amendment…