State v. Estes

¶1 David Cole Estes appeals the Sixth Judicial District Court’s order denying his motion to suppress evidence based on a lack of particularized suspicion to seize his vehicle. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

Whether the District Court correctly denied Estes’ motion to suppress evidence.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 On December 7, 2014, Trooper Eric Fetterhoff stopped David Estes (Estes) for expired North Dakota vehicle registration near Livingston, Montana, on Interstate 90. Estes was the driver and only occupant of the vehicle. The vehicle was registered to a…