State v. Prater

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.; In this case, we expand upon a point we previously noted without elaboration in Mix v. State, 893 P.2d 1270, 1273 (Alaska App.1995): in certain circumstances, relevant information known to a police dispatcher may be “imputed” to a police officer who conducts an investigative stop and so may be considered for purposes of evaluating whether the stop was supported by a reasonable suspicion of imminent public danger.

The state charged William L. Prater with felony driving while intoxicated, a class C felony because Prater had been twice convicted within the past five…