City of Minnetonka v. Shepherd

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We granted the petition of the state to review the unpublished decision of the court of appeals which affirmed the trial court’s suppression of chemical test results in the prosecution of defendant Paul Cummings Shepherd for DWI. Agreeing with the trial court, the court of appeals held that the stop which led to defendant’s arrest and to the taking of the chemical test was illegal because it was based on an unreliable telephone tip from an informant. Holding that the tip was sufficiently reliable to justify the stop, we reverse the court of appeals and remand for trial.

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