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Title: State v. Lyons
Author : Washington Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 06, 1997
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 48 KB

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BROWN, J. The issue is whether an investigative detention is transformed into an arrest when the investigating officer physically restrains a suspect and states he is under arrest. Based on decisions from other jurisdictions, we conclude it is not. Wenatchee Police Officer Jim West ran a routine registration check on a parked vehicle and determined that its owner, Ronald Lyons, had a revoked driver's license and three outstanding misdemeanor warrants. A few days later, Officer West saw this car abruptly pull into a driveway when the driver spotted the officer. The driver got out of the vehicle. Minutes later, Officer West saw the car approaching, and observed the driver was a male. Officer West attempted to follow the car and again the driver turned into a driveway, got out of the car, and began walking toward a nearby apartment building. Officer West told the man to stop, but he continued walking away. When the man reached the door of the apartment building, Officer West again told him to stop, and when the man tried to open the door, the officer ""grabbed onto him and told him he was under arrest for driving while suspended."" The officer then asked his name and the man identified himself as Ron Lyons. A later search of Mr. Lyons' pockets disclosed methamphetamine, a controlled substance.