Legal Opinion

Sarber v. Commissioner of Public Safety

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 27, 2012No. A12-0110PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

In this implied-consent case, Aaron Neil Sarber appeals from the revocation of his driver’s license and impoundment of his license plates. He argues that the traffic stop underlying the revocation order was unlawful because it was based solely on the officer’s observation of appellant twice flashing his high beams as the officer approached. We conclude that the Commissioner of Public Safety failed to establish that the police officer had a reasonable, articulable suspicion of a traffic violation, and accordingly, we reverse.

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A Mille Lacs County sheriffs deputy was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. American Family Insurance Group v. SchroedlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
  2. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  4. Dynamic Air, Inc. v. BlochCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  5. Swenson v. NickaboineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Guilford v. FrostDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2017
  2. Tyler Lee Johnson v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2016
  3. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
  4. Jon Earl Miller v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
  5. State of Minnesota v. George Edward WilsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2015

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