State v. DeMarco

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a Fourth Amendment traffic stop search and seizure case. The question is whether the officer made a valid stop and, if so, whether he thereafter had reasonable and articulable suspicion that the defendants were engaged in illegal activity.

The State appeals dismissal of the complaints against defendants Joseph DeMarco and Raymond Bennici for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The district court granted defendants’ motions to suppress evidence, 190 pounds of marijuana, found in the trunk of the rental car. Our jurisdiction…