Baer v. Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation appeals from a district court judgment reversing the administrative suspension of Richard B. Baer’s driver’s license for driving under the influence. We conclude the officer had probable cause to arrest Baer. We, therefore, reverse the district court judgment and remand for reinstatement of the administrative license suspension.

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[¶2] On November 16, 1996, at approximately 1:05 a.m., a Mandan police officer observed a jeep leaving the Lonesome Dove bar parking lot in Mandan. The officer was on routine patrol…