State v. Westmiller

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Marie A. Westmiller appealed from a criminal judgment entered upon her conditional plea of guilty to the offense of driving under the influence. Westmiller argues the district court erroneously denied her motion to suppress evidence because the arresting officer illegally stopped her vehicle. We conclude the officer had reasonable and articulable suspicion that Westmiller committed a traffic violation, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] Shortly before midnight on February 1, 2006, Burleigh County Sheriffs Deputy Casey Kapp stopped Westmiller’s vehicle on County Highway 10…