Court of Appeals of Washington July 3, 1997, No. 20582-3-II (State v. Ladson)

Bridgewater, A.C.J.

The State appeals an order suppressing evidence arising from an arrest following a traffic stop that the trial court found to be pretextual. Following the United States Supreme Court, we hold that a traffic stop based upon probable cause does Hot violate the Fourth Amendment, regardless of the subjective intentions of the law enforcement personnel stopping the vehicle.