Fertig v. State

BURKE, Justice.

[¶1] Landy Lee Fertig appeals from a judgment and conviction following his entry of a conditional guilty plea to one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Mr. Fertig entered his conditional plea following the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained after Mr. Fertig had been stopped for speeding by Wheatland police. Mr. Fer-tig does not dispute that the traffic violation was observed by the law enforcement officer who initiated the stop. He contends, however, that the stop was pretextual in nature and violated Article…