Williams v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Francis E. Williams appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated, AS 28.-35.030(a), challenging the legality of the traffic stop that led to his arrest. We affirm.

In the early morning of March 23, 1992, Alaska State Trooper Theodore Norris stopped Williams for having a broken taillight that was emitting white light to the rear. At the later suppression hearing, Williams conceded that his taillight lens had been broken, but he asserted that he had painted the exposed bulbs red so that they would continue to emit red light. District Court Judge H.E. Crutchfield…