State v. Michel

In this criminal case, a police officer, responding to a call reporting a possible intoxicated driver, spotted defendant’s vehicle pulling into a self-storage facility that rented covered and uncovered parking spots for boats and recreational vehicles. To enter the storage lot, which was surrounded by a fence, defendant entered an access code to open a locked gate. The officer — who, along with other law enforcement officials, had been given an access code by the facility’s manager — followed defendant’s vehicle through the gate without entering his code. The officer then stopped the vehicle…