State v. Genre

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Ryan Genre appeals from the district court orders denying his motions to suppress evidence and from the criminal judgments entered after he conditionally pled guilty. We affirm the district courts’ judgments and orders denying Genre’s motions to suppress.

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[¶ 2] On February 20, 2004, Wells County Deputy Sheriff Allen Kluth stopped Genre for' speeding. Upon approaching Genre’s vehicle, Deputy Kluth saw a rifle lying on the backseat and an open container of alcohol on the vehicle’s console. He also detected the odor of alcohol emanating from the vehicle and observed that…