Sazenski v. Commissioner of Public Safety
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- State of Minnesota v. Steven Duane Smith (Minn. Ct. App. 2016)
- State of Minnesota v. Joseph Michael Galler (Minn. Ct. App. 2017)
- State of Minnesota v. Theron Dean Ibarra (Minn. Ct. App. 2016)
- State v. Dunham (Vt. 2013)
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Opinion
SUMMARY OPINION
FACTS
On September 22, 1984 at about 2:20 a.m., Eagan Police Officer Gerald Meszaros was standing near his parked squad car along Highway 55 in Eagan, Minnesota. His attention was drawn by the sound of an approaching vehicle which appeared to be speeding. Meszaros observed a Corvette drive past and he estimated it was traveling between 70 and 80 miles per hour in the posted speed limit zone of 50 miles per hour. Meszaros testified that he had received formal training in the estimation of traffic speed. Meszaros pursued the vehicle for about two to two and one-half miles and stopped the car. Appellant Dennis Sazenski identified himself as the driver and was later arrested for D.W.I. in violation of Minn.Stat. § 169.121 (1984). The trial court sustained the revocation of Sazenski’s driver’s license, finding that the officer had sufficient cause to stop Sazenski.
DECISION
“The test for determining the legality of a stop of a motor vehicle is whether the police had a particularized and objective basis for suspecting the driver or passengers) of criminal activity.” State v. L’Italien, 355 N.W.2d 709, 710 (Minn. 1984) (citing United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411, 101 S.Ct. 690, 66 L.Ed.2d 621 (1981)). Here, the record amply supports the trial court’s determination that the stop was proper.
Affirmed.
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