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State v. Thomas

Citations

  • 955 P.2d 420
  • 91 Wash. App. 195

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  • concluding that a seizure occurred when officer took defendant's identification with him to perform a warrants check
  • concluding that when officer took license of defendant sitting in parked car to the rear of the car to conduct a warrants check, \a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment . . . occurred\
  • stating that “[o]nce an officer retains the suspect’s identification or driver’s license and takes it with him to conduct a warrants check, a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment has occurred”
  • stating that ”[o]nce an officer retains the suspect’s identification or driver’s license and takes it with him to conduct a warrants check, a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment has occurred”
  • officer seized suspect when he stepped back three steps to the rear of the suspect's car while holding suspect's identification in order to use hand-held radio for a warrants check
  • untainted eyewitness testimony and physical evidence

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Judges: Bridgewater

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