Nease v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

A Juneau police officer stopped Peter Nease after he observed that the passenger-side brake light on Nease’s pickup truck did not light up when he stopped at a traffic light. 1 When the officer contacted Nease, he observed signs that Nease was driving while intoxicated, and ultimately arrested Nease for that offense. 2 Nease argues that the evidence of his intoxication should have been suppressed because the police officer used his malfunctioning brake light as a pretext to stop him for driving while intoxicated. For the reasons below, we reject this claim and affirm…