State of Washington v. Cody Ray Flores

FILED MAY 21, 2015 . In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 32233-5-111 Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) CODY RAY FLORES, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Respondent. ) FEARING, J. - We address under what circumstances and to what extent a law enforcement officer may detain and search a companion of another engaged in criminal activity. The trial court suppressed evidence of a gun on the person of Cody Flores, who accompanied one accused of a crime. Although the law enforcement…