State v. Corona

Tufte, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State appeals from a district court order denying the State's pretrial motion to allow the introduction of evidence at a jury trial about Crystal Corona's refusal to submit to an onsite screening test for intoxication. We conclude the State's appeal is not authorized by N.D.C.C. § 29-28-07(5), and we dismiss the appeal.

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[¶ 2] According to the State, a law enforcement officer stopped a vehicle driven by Corona on October 19, 2017, after she failed to dim her headlights. The officer thereafter detected the odor of alcohol emanating from Corona, and she refused to submit…