State v. Baesler

¶1Filed 12/24/12 by Clerk of Supreme Court

¶2IN THE SUPREME COURT

¶3STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

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¶72012 ND 262

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¶11State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee

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¶13v.

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¶15Lowell Lee Baesler, Defendant and Appellant

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¶19Nos. 20120295 & 20120296

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¶23Appeal from the District Court of Morton County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gail H. Hagerty, Judge.

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¶25AFFIRMED.

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¶27Per Curiam.

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¶29Brian D. Grosinger, Assistant State’s Attorney, 210 2nd Avenue NW, Mandan, ND 58554, for plaintiff and appellee; on brief.

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¶31Kent M. Morrow, 411 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 2155, Bismarck, ND 58502-

¶322155, for defendant and appellant; on brief.

¶33State v. Baesler

¶34Nos. 20120295 & 20120296

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¶36Per Curiam.

¶37[¶1] Lowell Baesler appeals from a district court judgment entered after he conditionally pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.  On appeal, Baesler argues law enforcement did not have reasonable suspicion to detain him after the initial reason for the investigative stop ended; therefore, the drug dog’s alert to narcotics could not be used to establish probable cause to search his vehicle.  We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

¶38[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

¶39Carol Ronning Kapsner

¶40Mary Muehlen Maring

¶41Daniel J. Crothers

¶42John C. McClintock, Jr., D.J.

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¶44[¶3] The Honorable John C. McClintock, Jr., D.J., sitting in place of Sandstrom, J., disqualified.