Washington Supreme Court· 1/28/1999

State v. Mendez

Citations

137 Wash. 2d 208
970 P.2d 722
1999 Wash. LEXIS 69

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holding that the passenger was not seized when the vehicle was stopped; he was seized when the officer demanded that he return to the vehicle after trying to walk away
holding that the passenger was not seized when the vehicle was stopped; he was seized when the officer demanded that he return to the vehicle after trying to walk away
holding Mimms rule regarding drivers consistent with Washington Constitution but refusing to extend the bright-line rule to passengers as in Wilson
accepting Mimms rule under state constitution, but declining to extend it to passengers
referring to probable cause to stop a vehicle for a traffic infraction
overruled on other grounds by Brendlin v. California, ___ U.S. ___, 127 S.Ct. 2400, 168 L.Ed.2d 132 (2007)

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Judges: Talmadge

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