State v. Olson

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

This case arises from a judgment of the Cass County Court with Increased Jurisdiction finding John Michael Olson guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Olson was arrested by Officer James Metheny of the North Dakota Highway Patrol at 1:20 a. m. on December 18, 1974, after Metheny’s suspicions were aroused by Olson’s failure to dim his lights, and a jerking motion to the driver’s right when Metheny flicked his bright lights on. Metheny then followed Olson’s Corvette for a few blocks. At a stop sign in the City of Fargo,…