State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Robert Dean Gregg, Defendant and Appellant

Summary

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the district court's denial of Gregg's motion to suppress, holding that the traffic stop, the search incident to arrest, the automobile exception search, and the impound inventory were all lawful and that the evidence was not subject to the fruit‑of‑the‑poisonous‑tree doctrine. The court reasoned that the illegal motel‑room bag search was attenuated by independent, lawful police actions and that no constitutional violation required suppression.