State v. Batten

RCW 46.20.285(4) requires revocation of the driver’s license of any person who uses a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. The issue the petitioner, James Batten, presents to us is whether the trial court erred in holding that Batten’s acts of possessing a controlled substance and a firearm in the interior of his vehicle constitute use of a vehicle in the commission of felonies. We hold that the trial court did not err and we, therefore, uphold the Court of Appeals decision affirming the trial court’s determination.

On December 21, 1997, Camas Police Officer Penniger stopped a vehicle…