State v. Ludtke

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This is a pretrial appeal by the state, pursuant to Minn.R.Crim.P. 29.03, from an order of the district court suppressing evidence on fourth amendment grounds in a prosecution of defendant for (1) possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute, and (2) carrying a pistol without a permit in a motor vehicle. We reverse and remand for trial.

Trooper Dan Prischmann of the Highway Patrol stopped a speeding vehicle in which defendant was a passenger and, when the driver was unable to produce identification papers, began to question defendant pursuant to standard…