STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN COURT OF APPEALS
C7-00-2185
Gina Marie Gerding, petitioner,
Appellant,
vs.
Commissioner of Public Safety,
Respondent.
Filed June 12, 2001
Affirmed
Hanson, Judge
Freeborn County District Court
File No. C4-99-1324
Samuel A. McCloud, Kelly Vince Griffitts, Suite 1000, Circle K. Box 216,
Shakopee, MN 55379 (for appellant)
Michael A. Hatch, Attorney General, Darren L. Dejong, Assistant Attorney
General, State of Minnesota, 525 Park Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55103 (for
respondent)
Considered and decided by Willis, Presiding Judge, Hanson, Judge, and Foley,*
Judge.
S Y L L A B U S
Violation of the statutory prohibition against suspending any object between the driver and the windshield provides a constitutional basis for an investigative stop, without any showing that the object obstructed the driver