Appelgate v. Commissioner of Public Safety

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We granted the state’s petition for review in order to decide whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the revocation of the license of Paul Eugene Appel-gate for failing an implied consent test. The main issue relates to the circumstances under which police may make a limited investigative stop of a person in the area of a recently committed crime. The trial court, rejecting the recommendation of a referee, ruled that the stop was valid. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, ruling that the stop was invalid. Appelgate v. Commissioner of Public Safety,…