State v. Ryland

The deputy sheriff who arrested Robert W. Ryland had no probable cause to stop Ryland while he was driving his motor vehicle, and therefore, Ryland’s Garden County Court jury conviction of driving while under the influence of alcoholic liquor, or while driving with a concentration of ten-hundredths of 1 gram or more by weight of alcohol per 210 liters of his or her breath, must be reversed.

In reviewing a criminal conviction, an appellate court does not resolve conflicts of evidence, pass on credibility of witnesses, evaluate explanations, or reweigh evidence. Such matters are for the finder…