State v. Godwin

WINMILL, Judge, Pro Tern.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered following a conditional plea of guilty in which the appellant, Robert Godwin, reserved the right to appeal the decision of the district court denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained by a police officer during an inventory search of Godwin’s car following his arrest for driving while suspended. The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court properly held that a police officer who lacks probable cause to make a traffic stop, but who otherwise has valid reasons for approaching a stopped vehicle, may…