State v. Rissley

¶ 1. The State appeals from an order granting Carl Rissley's motion to suppress all evidence obtained during a roadside stop of his vehicle by police. The trial court held that it was not a valid Terry1 stop, mainly because Rissley had committed no crime. We disagree. There was reasonable suspicion that Rissley trespassed on the property of a person he did not even know just before 3:00 a.m., confronted the homeowner in the homeowner's driveway, demanded to know the whereabouts of "Pookie" — a person with whom the homeowner was unfamiliar — left only when the homeowner called the police, and…