Legal Opinion
State v. Hjelmstad
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 8, 1995No. CX-94-2655PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NORTON, Judge.
After the trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence, appellant Neil Hjelmstad waived his right to a jury trial and entered a conditional guilty plea pursuant to State v. Lothenbach, 296 N.W.2d 854, 857 (Minn.1980), based on police reports and the transcript from an Omnibus hearing. Hjelmstad contends that his conviction of gross misdemeanor driving under the influence should be vacated because it was the product of an illegal stop. We agree and reverse.
FACTS
A police dispatcher advised Officer Bradley Meyer “to look out for” an intoxicated driver in an old green…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. LothenbachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Marben v. State, Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
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