State v. Vadnais
State v. Vadnais
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FACTS
On July 14, 1985 Lieutenant David Brick of the Mounds View Police Department lawfully stopped a vehicle. Lieutenant Brick found one male in the driver’s seat. When asked for a driver’s license the man gave Lieutenant Brick a Minnesota identification card for Duane Joseph Vadnais. The picture looked like the driver and Lieutenant Brick went back to his squad car to run a driver’s license check. After being told that Vadnais’ driving privileges were suspended Lieutenant Brick returned to Vadnais’ car only to discover that Vadnais had left the scene.
At trial Lieutenant Brick identified Vad-nais in court as the driver of the vehicle he stopped. Vadnais testified and denied he was the driver of the vehicle. Vadnais was convicted of driving after suspension. In this appeal, Vadnais challenges the sufficiency of evidence; respondent did not file a brief.
DECISION
In viewing the evidence, this court will view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state and determine
Affirmed.
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