State Of Washington v. Jessie D. Britain

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 81830-9-I ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) JESSE DEAN BRITAIN, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — An officer may conduct a traffic stop of a vehicle where the officer has a reasonable articulable suspicion that a traffic infraction has been committed. Under article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution, the scope and duration of a traffic stop are governed by the principles in Terry v. Ohio.1 A traffic stop is not pretextual if the lawful reason for the stop is actual, conscious, and…