Legal Opinion
State v. Zachodni
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1991No. 16970, 16990PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Trial court suppressed drug evidence on the ground that warrantless vehicle search violated Fourth Amendment. State appeals.
FACTS
On August 5, 1989, South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper John Norberg noticed several motorcycles, a black pickup truck and a red van parked on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls. He pulled up behind the red van and got out to investigate.
The black pickup belonged to John and Linda Zachodni, who were on their way to a motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. when a mechanical failure in one of the cycles ahead of them caused the…
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