STATE v. NELSON

No. 1 CA-CR 03-0469.

90 P.3d 206 (2004)

208 Ariz. 5

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Trisha D. NELSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

May 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Attorney General, By Randall M. Howe, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section and Cari McConeghy-Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

Richard D. Coffinger, Glendale, Attorney for Appellant.


OPINION

PORTLEY, Judge.

¶ 1 Trisha D. Nelson challenges the lawfulness of the traffic stop that led to her conviction for aggravated driving while under the influence. Specifically, she questions the authority of the officer who made the stop and claims that the trial court committed reversible error by denying her motion to suppress. We conclude that the trial court properly denied the motion to suppress and hold that an officer, employed by the governing...

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