Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1996No. 63319-3PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
922 P.2d 811 (1996)
130 Wash.2d 215
The STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Rodger SMITH, Petitioner.
No. 63319-3.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued May 30, 1996.
Decided September 19, 1996.
Brian C. O'Brien, Spokane, for Petitioner.
Jim R. Sweetser, Spokane County Prosecutor, Stefanie Walter, Deputy, Spokane, for Respondent.
TALMADGE, Justice.
Rodger Smith almost ran into a state trooper head-on. The trooper detained him and he failed field sobriety tests given at the scene. The trooper then administered, with Smith's consent, a portable breath test (PBT), not approved by the state…
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