State v. Chelsea Strom

¶1 Defendant Chelsea Strom (Strom) appeals the order of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, denying her motion to suppress evidence based upon an unlawful seizure.

¶2 We reverse and address the following issue:

¶3 Did the District Court err hy denying Defendant Strom’s motion to suppress on the ground there had not been a seizure requiring particularized suspicion?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 On December 26, 2011, Strom was picked up by a 16-year-old friend, S.J., to go for a drive. S.J. was driving a van borrowed from a friend. The pair parked at Stodden Park to visit…