City of Devils Lake v. Alford

[Go to Documents]Filed Apr. 15, 2003[Download as WordPerfect]IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA2003 ND 56

City of Devils Lake, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Denval Alford, Defendant and Appellant

No. 20020264

Appeal from the District Court of Ramsey County, Northeast Judicial District, the Honorable Lee A. Christofferson, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Thomas K. Schoppert of the Schoppert Law Firm, 600 22nd Avenue NW, Minot, N.D. 58703-0986; for defendant and appellant; submitted on brief.
Daniel M. Traynor, City Prosecutor, P.O. Box 838, Devils Lake, N.D. 58301-0838; for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.

City of Devils Lake v. Alford
No. 20020264

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Denval Alford appeals his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol to allow for review of the adverse ruling on his motion to suppress evidence. Alford argues the trial court abused its discretion when it refused to suppress evidence obtained after a law enforcement officer stopped Alford's vehicle based upon a "hunch" rather than a reasonable and articulable suspicion. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence Alford was driving under the influence obtained after a law enforcement officer observed Alford roll through a stop sign without stopping. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).

[¶2]Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
William A. Neumann
Dale V. Sandstrom
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Mary Muehlen Maring