Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1993No. Cr. 930185, 930186PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEUMANN, Justice.

The State of North Dakota appealed from a county court order suppressing evidence and dismissing charges brought against Roger L. Brown for driving while under the influence of alcohol and against Chad Close for possession of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age.' We hold that the arresting officer did not have a reasonable and articu-lable suspicion of criminal activity to justify an investigative stop of the vehicle driven by Brown, and we affirm the order dismissing the charges.

While on duty at about 1:00 a.m., on March 6, 1993, Highway Patrol Officer Dana King…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. People v. MurrayIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. LangsethNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Salter v. North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. VandeHovenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Rowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. State v. DeCoteauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. GlaesmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. HawleyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  5. State v. KennerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997

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