Legal Opinion
State v. Mendez
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1999No. 66318-1PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
970 P.2d 722 (1999)
137 Wash.2d 208
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Efrain MENDEZ, Petitioner.
No. 66318-1.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued September 23, 1998.
Decided January 28, 1999.
Hugh Spall, Jr., Ellensburg, for Petitioner.
Jeffrey Sullivan, Yakima County Prosecutor, Lauri Boyd, Deputy, Yakima, for Respondent.
TALMADGE, J.
In a case where police officers had probable cause to detain a driver of an automobile for a traffic infraction, we must decide the scope of the officers' authority over the passengers of that automobile. Under art. I, § of the Washington Constitution with its…
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