State v. Walsh

In this DUII case, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained after his vehicle was stopped by police. We reverse.

On September 12,1989, an identified informer called the police to report that he had observed an older man in a certain Safeway store parking lot who appeared to be so drunk that he could hardly stand. The informer reported that the man got into a large grey car and drove east on “T.V. Highway.” The dispatcher relayed the information to Officer Welch, but did not relay the fact that the identity of the informer was known. Welch drove to the area and…