State v. Lagasse
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs. Defendant appealed, arguing that the superior court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence of drugs that the arresting officer found on and near Defendant when he was arrested. Specifically, Defendant contended that the police lacked probable cause for his warrantless arrest because, inter alia, the stop for Defendant’s failure to use a turn signal was pretextual and the officer lacked reasonable articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant’s stop and arrest were lawful, and therefore, the superior court did not err by denying Defendant’s motion to suppress.
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