State v. Dezso

SIMONETT, Justice.

This case raises questions about the validity of the search of a motorist and his vehicle after the motorist has been stopped for speeding.

On the night of January 16, 1992, on Highway 60 in Nobles County, a state trooper stopped an eastbound pickup truck clocked at 63 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone. The trooper’s squad car was equipped with a video camera mounted on the dashboard, pointing forward, and included audio equipment to record conversations in the squad car. The officer activated the camera and then walked to the pickup stopped in front of the squad car.

The officer…