State v. DuValt

This case involves an appeal from a ruling of the district court refusing to grant the appellant’s motion to suppress. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Scott R. DuValt (DuValt) was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police for traffic violations and a nonfunctioning taillight. The police had initially encountered the vehicle while conducting surveillance on a house that was being visited by the occupants of the vehicle. Three people, the driver and two passengers, were in the vehicle. Following the stop, all three occupants of the vehicle were removed from the car by the…