Temple of Justice

Synopsis: Does RCW 10.31.100, a statute allowing for warrantless misdemeanor arrests, violate article 1, section 7 of the Washington Constitution?

Synopsis: In City of Redmond v. Moore, the court held some procedures for suspending a driver’s license unconstitutional. Read more…

Synopsis: Did the search of petitioner incident to his arrest violate Article I, Section 7 of the Washington Constitution?

Synopsis: May a law enforcement officer lawfully ask a vehicle occupant to exit the vehicle and identify himself where the officer has a reasonable suspicion that the vehicle was recently involved in a reckless driving incident and there is no actual driver at the time of contact? Does the admission of a certified statement from the Department of Licensing, indicating a defendant has no license, violate the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the federal constitution?

Synopsis: Whether a search incident to arrest is valid if the arresting officer relies on a local ordinance that makes littering a crime when state laws only imposes a fine for littering.

Synopsis: Did a police officer properly cite a motorcyclist for reckless driving outside his department’s jurisdiction and then provide opinion testimony during the man’s trial?

Synopsis: Does a tribal officer who witnessed a non-Indian reportedly driving under the influence within the reservation have authority to pursue, stop, and detain the driver outside the reservation boundaries?

Synopsis: Under article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution, is a pedestrian unconstitutionally seized if a police officer initiates an encounter, requests that the pedestrian remove his hands from his pockets, a second officer arrives on the scene, and the police request a pat-down, among other factors?