State v. Olhausen

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] We must decide if a tipster’s warning to police of a “possible drug transaction” was sufficient to justify stopping an automobile to further investigate. Because the description the tip provided fit the car the deputy spotted and the dispatcher confirmed that a warrant was “associated with the vehicle,” we conclude the stop and subsequent seizure of controlled substance was lawful. We affirm the circuit court’s denial of the motion to suppress and the jury’s verdict.

Facts

[¶2.] On March 19, 1997, Alan Olhausen, Jr. drove his newly purchased, black 1994 BMW to Sioux…