State v. Prigge

LEVINE, Justice.

Terri Prigge appeals from an order denying her motion to suppress evidence. Prigge entered a conditional plea of guilty to the charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI), reserving the right to bring this appeal from the trial court’s denial of her suppression motion. We affirm.

On July 25, 1987 Officer Edmund Gru-challa of the North Dakota Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle driven by Prigge on a highway north of Jamestown because the vehicle had studded snow tires. The validity of the initial stop is not contested by Prigge.

Prigge and Gruchalla got out of their…