State v. Dinsmore

Defendant was convicted of criminally negligent homicide. On appeal, she assigns error to the denial of her motion to suppress evidence that the officers obtained after they detained and questioned her. She also assigns error to the trial court’s finding that she was not eligible for optional probation. We reverse and remand.

In June 1999, just before 11:00 p.m., defendant was driving west on Highway 20 in Harney County. On the highway ahead of her, two cars were stopped, waiting to turn left onto a side road. Mr. Overton was driving the first car. Ms. Overton and her son Ian were in the…