Rice v. State

HILL, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, Glen E. Rice (Rice), entered a conditional plea of guilty to the crime of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, thereby preserving his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the evidence against him. The police initially contacted Rice when he was found sleeping in his automobile at a convenience store/gas station in Gillette. During the course of the ensuing events, the police employed a drug detection dog that was already at the scene, to “sniff’ the exterior of Rice’s car. Rice made incriminating statements in…