![]() ![]() Officer Miller followed the car for several blocks because he suspected the driver had bought drugs and he wanted to stop the car. The driver entered an apartment, returned two to five minutes later and drove away. The apartment complex is a narcotics hot spot. Pasco Police Officer Jason Miller, a patrol officer, saw an automobile pull up to a small apartment complex. Based on Ladson, we conclude that it does and reverse. The dispositive question here is whether the pretextual nature of the stop taints the arrest and subsequent search. The officer arrested him and searched his car where he found drugs and a gun. ![]() De-Santiago had an outstanding warrant and was driving without a license or insurance. After following him for about 10 blocks, the officer stopped Mr. DeSantiago looking for a reason to stop him. But the officer did not have probable cause to stop him for the drug transaction. ![]() Here, a Pasco police officer suspected that Armando DeSantiago had just bought or sold drugs. Ladson our Supreme Court held that a police officer's subjective motive for a traffic stop, in addition to the reasonableness of the officer's behavior, determines the constitutional propriety of the stop. ![]() Bell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Pasco, for Respondent. *1174 Antonio Salazar, Seattle, for Appellant. 17499-9-III.Ĭourt of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel One. 983 P.2d 1173 (1999) STATE of Washington, Respondent,Īrmando Mayorga DeSANTIAGO, Appellant. ![]()
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