State v. Schermerhorn

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State of a pretrial suppression order and a district court order dismissing the complaint.

FACTS

The relevant facts are as follows: At about 1:35 a.m. on March 31, 1985, State Trooper R.W. Steffen was on patrol in Detroit Lakes. Steffen saw the left wheels of respondent’s car cross the center of the roadway. Steffen testified that he saw respondent make a wide left turn. The officer then made a U-turn and followed Schermerhorn.

Steffen said respondent drove close to the right curb instead of in the center, more travelled portion, of the road.…