State v. Doohen

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota appeals the trial court’s order suppressing evidence found during a search of Tyler Doohen’s vehicle after a Highway Patrol Trooper viewed butane lighters and syringes in a tote bag next to Doohen on the front passenger’s seat. The State claims the butane lighters and syringes gave the trooper probable cause to search the vehicle. We reverse the trial court’s order suppressing the evidence found in Doo-hen’s vehicle and remand for further proceedings.

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[¶2] On February 28, 2005, Highway Patrol Trooper Roger Clemens received a dispatch about a…