State v. Phillips

¶1 A law enforcement officer may stop a motorist and ask for identification when a random vehicle *586registration check discloses that the registered owner’s driver’s license has been suspended. Alexander Phillips was stopped and asked to show his driver’s license. A sheriff’s deputy had called in a random check of his vehicle’s plate number and learned that the owner’s license was suspended. The court suppressed the evidence for lack of sufficient grounds to justify a stop, and the judge dismissed the charge of driving with license suspended. The superior court affirmed. We reject Mr.…