Legal Opinion
State v. Vento
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1999No. NonePublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The trial court granted Vento’s motion to suppress evidence. The State filed a petition for intermediate appeal, which we granted. We reverse and remand for trial.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] On August 13, 1998, Officer Harrison stopped Vento for failing to display a front license plate, a violation of SDCL 32-5-98.1 After stopping Vento, he saw that a license plate was lying flat in the front windshield on the passenger side. He later testified (incorrectly) that a license plate in this location is “absolutely” in an appropriate place.
[¶ 3.] After seeing that a license plate was indeed…
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