State Of Washington v. Carmen Rose Lee

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 77038-1-1 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) 'PUBLISHED OPINION CARMEN ROSE LEE, ) ) FILED: February 25, 2019 Appellant. ) ) VERELLEN, J. —When analyzing whether a passenger's voluntary consent to search her purse has been vitiated by an unlawful seizure, the starting point is the traffic stop that culminated in the search. If police validly stop a car for a traffic infraction, the driver and passengers are lawfully seized. Generally, the seizure continues and remains reasonable for the duration of the traffic…