State v. Beall

OPINION

STONEBURNER, Judge.

In this pretrial appeal, the state challenges the district court’s (1) conclusion that the stop of respondent’s vehicle for an inoperable center brake light was not justified by reasonable articulable suspicion of a violation of law; (2) suppression of evidence; and (3) dismissal of gross-misdemeanor driving-while-impaired (DWI) charges against respondent. Because the record establishes that objective, reasonable, articulable suspicion of a violation of law existed at the time of the stop, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

Coon Rapids Police Officer…