State v. Aderholdt

NEUMAN, Justice.

We granted the State’s application for discretionary review to consider its challenge to an order suppressing evidence in a drug case. The fighting issue is whether state troopers lawfully impounded the defendants’ vehicle or whether — as found by the district court — the impoundment and subsequent inventory search were merely “a subterfuge for further investigation.” Because we believe the decision to impound reveals a reasoned exercise of discretion consistent with standardized department of public safety procedures, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The facts…