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· 5/10/1982

Campbell v. Department of Licensing

Citations

  • 644 P.2d 1219
  • 31 Wash. App. 833
  • 1982 Wash. App. LEXIS 2763

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding stop was not justified where motorist drove past police officer and yelled that a drunk driver was headed southbound in a certain vehicle
  • holding stop unlawful despite seriousness of DUI due to insufficient factual basis of tip
  • uncorroborated tip that a motorist is intoxicated, unaccompanied by any factual foundation, does not give rise to reasonable suspicion
  • motorist drove up to a car and yelled to an officer that a drunk driver was heading southbound, and gave a description of the vehicle; tip held not rehable
  • motorist drove up to a car and yelled to an officer that a drunk driver was heading southbound, and gave a description of the vehicle; tip held not reliable
  • conclusory tip from unidentified passing motorist that defendant was driving under influence of alcohol insufficient to justify investigatory stop when officer followed suspect and observed no suspicious conduct

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Judges: Andersen

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