State v. Buell

LANSING, Judge.

This appeal challenges an order denying Val J. Buell’s motion to suppress evidence of his performance of field sobriety tests. According to Buell, the evidence should be suppressed because his consent to perform the tests was coerced. We affirm.

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FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A Coeur d’Alene police officer was in the parking lot of a bar when he observed Buell drive in, park, and lose his footing in attempting to exit his vehicle. The officer spoke to Buell, who admitted to consuming alcohol. The officer decided to detain Buell to investigate whether he had been driving under…