Legal Opinion

State v. Morsette

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 2019No. 20180076PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEvers, Justice.

[¶1] Travis Morsette appeals from a judgment entered upon a guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, reserving his right to appeal the district court's order denying his motion to suppress evidence. Because we conclude there was not reasonable suspicion to initiate the *436traffic stop, we reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings to allow Morsette to withdraw his guilty plea.

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[¶2] On September 8, 2017, a law enforcement officer, while on patrol stopped at a red light, observed a driver in the adjacent lane…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Heien v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. State v. SmithNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Lapp v. North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BogerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2021
  2. State v. BolmeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
  3. State of Iowa v. Steven Edward StruveSupreme Court of Iowa · 2021
  4. State v. MorsetteNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  5. State v. MorsetteNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019

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