Court of Appeals of Washington February 13, 2007, Nos. 33647-2-II; 33653-7-II (State v. Valdez)

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¶1 In this consolidated case, Jesus David Buelna Valdez and Reyes Rio Ruiz challenge the search of their vehicle incident to Valdez’s arrest on an outstanding felony warrant, arguing that the search exceeded the scope of a search incident to arrest under the Washington State Constitution, article I, section 7.