State v. Mitchell

ANDREASEN, Justice.

In this case we must decide if an initial stop of the defendant’s vehicle is a violation of the defendant’s constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure when the peace officer’s reason for stopping the vehicle was not based upon a suspicion of criminal activity but was for a vehicle equipment violation. The district court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the initial stop. The defendant appealed after he was convicted in a trial to the court on stipulated evidence. We affirm.

I. Background.

Steven E. Mitchell…