State Of Washington v. Steven Lester Keza

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 79650-0-I ) Appellant, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION v. ) ) STEVEN KEZA, ) ) Respondent. ) FILED: March 23, 2020 _______________________________________________________________________________________ ) ANDRUS, J — The State appeals the trial court’s decision to suppress drug evidence found during a search of Keza incident to his arrest. It argues that the court erred in concluding that the police officer’s encounter with Keza, although initially justified as a social contact, evolved into an unlawful seizure…