Legal Opinion
State v. Cole
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 21, 1994No. 12500-9-IIIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
— Don W. Cole was convicted of one count of possession of a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He contends the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained after an improper traffic infraction seizure. We reverse and dismiss.
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Facts
On March 1,1991, three state patrol troopers and two deputies in four cars were conducting a "DWI emphasis patrol” on the highway between Colfax and Pullman. At approximately 9 p.m., Sergeant Lee C. Boling observed a car traveling 25 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone and occasionally…
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