Legal Opinion

State v. DeCoteau

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 2004No. 20030271PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] George Decoteau appealed from an amended judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. We affirm, concluding the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to stop Deco-teau’s vehicle.

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[¶2] On "October 20, 2002, Officer Marks of the Bismarck Police Department recognized Decoteau driving a vehicle. Officer Marks had stopped Decoteau one week previously and during that stop learned Decoteau’s license had been suspended. Officer Marks initiated a traffic stop of Decoteau’s vehicle. He did not run a computer…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. State v. YearganTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. WithrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  3. City of St. Paul v. VaughnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  4. State v. GreggNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. StevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. SkarsgardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  2. State v. SpillnerHawaii Supreme Court · 2007
  3. City of Dickinson v. HewsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. HolbachNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. WashingtonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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