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State v. Malone

Citations

  • 724 P.2d 364
  • 106 Wash. 2d 607
  • 1986 Wash. LEXIS 1244

How courts have described this case

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

  • Washington statute applied even if out-of-state officer “ha[d] no authority, other than as a private citizen, to make an arrest in this state”
  • Washington’s attempting-to-elude statute applies even if Idaho officer “has no authority, other than as a private citizen, to make an arrest in this state”
  • holding an Idaho police officer had authority to pursue a suspect into Washington under common law \fresh pursuit\ doctrine — even though the officer had no authority to arrest under Idaho law — because eluding an officer was a felony under Washington law
  • issue under eluding statute focuses on the nature of defendant's behavior after police initiate a stop, not whether officer has authority to make the stop
  • issue under eluding statute focuses on the nature of defendant’s behavior after police initiate a stop, not whether officer has authority to make the stop
  • reckless driving is a lesser included offense of attempting to elude

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Judges: Pearson, Dore

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