City of Jamestown v. Jerome

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Brenda Jerome appealed from a judgment of conviction and an order of the district court denying her motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. 1 We hold the arresting police officer’s request to talk with Jerome was not a stop and did not implicate Jerome’s Fourth Amendment rights, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] On June 18, 2000, Jamestown Police Officer Russ Shahin received a dispatch about 9:00 p.m. relaying an anony mous tip that Brenda Jerome had been drinking since morning, was intoxicated, and was driving her…