State v. Jarman

¶1 Chester Jarman pled guilty to felony possession of dangerous drugs, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of a concealed weapon in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County. He appeals on an issue he reserved before entering his guilty plea. We reverse.

¶2 The issue is whether the District Court erred in determining that the officer who arrested Jarman had the requisite particularized suspicion to stop his vehicle.

¶3 On December 23,1996, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Officer Brian Korell of the Billings, Montana, Police Department responded to a…