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BESSETTE v. STATE

No. A-9268.

145 P.3d 592 (2006)

Lucas W. BESSETTE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

October 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. MacDonald, MacDonald & Levengood, P.C., Fairbanks, for the Appellant.

Tamara E. de Lucia, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, Judges.

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Lucas W. Bessette was convicted of felony driving while under the influence1 after a trooper stopped him for driving his snowmachine on a sidewalk in Fairbanks. On appeal, he argues that the officer was not justified in stopping him, and therefore, the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence against him. We conclude that the stop was valid and affirm Bessette's conviction...

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