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STATE v. SYHAVONG

No. C0-02-1996.

661 N.W.2d 278 (2003)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Lon SYHAVONG, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

May 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane A. Kennedy, Attorney at Law, Rochester, MN, for appellant.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, and Terry S. Vajgrt, Assistant Rock County Attorney, Rock County Courthouse, Luverne, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, Presiding Judge, SCHUMACHER, Judge, and FORSBERG, Judge.

OPINION

ROBERT H. SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant Lon Syhavong challenges the district court's pretrial order admitting evidence found during a traffic stop, arguing the police impermissibly expanded the scope of the stop to initiate an investigation unrelated to the stop's original purpose and unsupported by reasonable suspicion of other illegal activity. We reverse.

FACTS

Police officer Jeffrey Stearns stopped a car driven by Syhavong because...

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