ORTEGA, J.
During a traffic stop, defendant, a passenger in the stopped vehicle, aroused the suspicion of a police officer. The officer eventually asked defendant to get out of the vehicle and submit to a patdown. Defendant initially complied with the officer's request, but a physical altercation began shortly after the officer began the patdown. After the officer subdued defendant, the officer retrieved drug paraphernalia, a firearm, and a forged social security...
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