Legal Opinion
State v. Penfield
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 8, 2001No. 19380-2-IIIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sweeney, A.C.J.
Any police officer may stop a car registered to a person whose driver’s license has been suspended or revoked. RCW 46.20.349. Here, an officer *159stopped a car registered to a woman whose license had been suspended. But as he approached the vehicle, he saw that the driver was a man, Dennis Ray Penfield. He nonetheless asked Mr. Penfield for his name and license. Mr. Penfield’s license was suspended, and the officer found methamphetamines in his subsequent search of the car. The question before us is whether RCW 46.20.349 authorized the officer to request Mr. Penfield’s name and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. ChattonOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Tallmadge v. McCoyOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
- State v. PikeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- State v. DonisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
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3Cited by11 opinions
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