State v. Bolme

Citations

• 952 N.W.2d 75
• 2020 ND 255

Syllabus

Under the reasonable suspicion standard, an officer is not required to see a motorist violating a traffic law or rule out every potential innocent excuse for the behavior in question before stopping a vehicle for investigation. The mere odor of marijuana, detected by a trained and experienced officer, creates a sufficient factual basis to establish probable cause.