State v. Minh Hoang

Relying on State v. Ladson, 138 Wn.2d 343, 979 P.2d 833 (1999), and State v. DeSantiago, 97 Wn. App. 446, 983 P.2d 1173 (1999), Minh Hoang contends that his possession of cocaine conviction must be reversed because the cocaine was discovered as the result of a pretextual traffic stop in violation of article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution. But the trial court’s unchallenged findings of fact fully support its conclusion that this traffic stop was not unconstitutionally pretextual, and it is clear from the record that the trial court considered the totality of the circumstances in…