State v. Arreola

260 P.3d 985 (2011)

163 Wn. App. 787

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Gilberto Chacon ARREOLA, Appellant.

No. 29164-2-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

September 15, 2011.

Susan Marie Gasch, Gasch Law Office, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

D. Angus Lee, Grant County Prosecuting Attorney, Ryan S. Valaas, Attorney at Law, Ephrata, WA, for Respondent.

SIDDOWAY, J.

¶ 1 Pretextual traffic stops are prohibited by the Washington Constitution. CONST. art. I, § 7; State v. Ladson, 138 Wash.2d 343, 353, 979 P.2d 833 (1999). In this case, a patrol officer followed Gilbert Chacon Arreola's blue Chevy…