City of Missoula v. Sharp
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving without liability insurance, habitual traffic offender operating motor vehicle, and refusal to submit to breath or blood alcohol and/or drug test. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence that was obtained from the stop of his vehicle for lack of particularized suspicion. The municipal court denied the motion. Defendant entered into a plea agreement, reserving his right to appeal. The district court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court’s factual findings regarding the existence of particularized suspicion were not clearly erroneous.
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