Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 12, 1989No. C1-88-2261PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUSPENI, Judge.
Mark Johnson appeals from a conviction of driving after revocation of his license, asserting the invalidity of the Terry stop. The stop was based on the state trooper’s inference that the appellant had taken evasive action to avoid contact with the trooper. Because an evasive action alone is an insufficient basis for a Terry stop, we reverse.
FACTS
The parties stipulated to the facts, briefly recapitulated as follows:
On June 27, 1987, at approximately 7:40 a.m., a Minnesota state trooper was driving north on Highway 65 near Isanti when he noticed a vehicle having problems.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
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