STATE v. VILLARREAL

No. 17808-1-III.

984 P.2d 1064 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Ruben VILLARREAL, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Two.

September 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh M. Spall, Jr., Ellensburg, for Appellant.

Lauri M. Boyd, Deputy Pros. Atty., Yakima, for Respondent.


BROWN, J.

Ruben Villarreal, Jr. was found guilty of possessing cocaine following a stipulated-facts trial. Mr. Villarreal was urinating in public when contacted by a Yakima County deputy sheriff. He argues the initial contact with him was unreasonable. Alternatively he argues, if the contact was reasonable, the warrant check leading to his arrest and search unreasonably extended the scope of the investigative purpose. We disagree with both arguments, and affirm.<...

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