State v. Ambro

PERRY, Chief Judge.

Elena M. Ambro appeals from her judgment of conviction, entered following her conditional plea of guilty to possession of a controlled substance, reserving the right to appeal the district court’s order denying her motion to dismiss and her motion for reconsideration. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate Ambro’s judgment of conviction.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Ambro, an enrolled citizen of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, was driving her vehicle within the boundaries of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation on a highway maintained by the state. A tribal officer stopped Ambro for an…