State v. Lisenbee

OPINION

By the Court,

Leavitt, J.:

The district court granted a motion to dismiss the State’s case against respondent upon finding that two sheriff’s deputies illegally seized respondent after he had produced proof of his identity.

The district court ruled the deputies did not have reasonable suspicion to detain respondent after he produced his identification, and all evidence subsequently discovered was illegally obtained and inadmissible. The State filed this timely appeal claiming the deputies were justified in detaining respondent and searching him for dangerous weapons. We reverse the…