STATE v. AGUILAR

Nos. 20110123, 20110124, 20110125, 20110126.

809 N.W.2d 285 (2011)

2011 ND 236

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Carlos AGUILAR, Defendant and Appellee. State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert Sanchez, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian David Grosinger (argued), Assistant State's Attorney, Mandan, ND, for plaintiff and appellant.

Kent M. Morrow (argued), Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellee Carlos Aguilar.

Steven Balaban (argued), Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellee Robert Sanchez.


CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State appeals a district court order suppressing evidence discovered during a vehicle search following an alert by a drug detection dog. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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[¶ 2] During routine patrol on December 17, 2010, North Dakota Highway Patrol Officer Christa Sommer encountered a vehicle stuck in the snow in the median of Interstate 94 near Mandan. Officer Sommer approached the vehicle, making...

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