State v. $127,930 United States Currency

Tufte, Justice.

[¶ 1] -Anoulak Thornsavan appeals from an order denying his motion to suppress and from the civil judgment forfeiting $127,930 to the State. We affirm, concluding there was reasonable suspicion to extend the traffic stop and a Miranda warning was not required.

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[¶ 2] In July 2015, Officer Mason Ware pulled over Thornsavan, along with his passenger, Saravanh Phommakhy, on Interstate 94. Ware stopped Thornsavan because it appeared to him that the car had excessive window tint. Prior to the stop, Ware checked the vehicle registration in his database, which indicated that the…