State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jacqueline Cerise Hawley, Defendant and Appellant

Summary

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, holding that the trooper had a reasonable and articulable suspicion of a traffic violation sufficient to justify an investigatory stop of Hawley’s vehicle. The Court emphasized an objective standard for reasonable suspicion and concluded that, even if a seizure occurred, it was lawful.