Title: City of Lincoln v. McCorkell
Citation: 2021 ND 127
Docket Number: 20200319
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: July 8, 2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2021 ND 127 City of Lincoln, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Larry Wayne McCorkell, Defendant and Appellant No. 20200319 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable David E. Reich, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Briana L. Rummel (argued), Assistant City Attorney, and Nicholas M. Surma (on brief), City Attorney for the City of Lincoln, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee. James W. Martens, Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellant. Tatum O’Brien (on brief), Fargo, ND, for amicus curiae North Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPREME COURT JULY 8, 2021 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 1 City of Lincoln v. McCorkell No. 20200319 Per Curiam. [¶1] Larry McCorkell appeals from a criminal judgment after he entered a conditional guilty plea for driving under suspension. McCorkell argues the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress for a violation of his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. McCorkell claims the arresting officer did not have reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop because N.D.C.C. § 39-10-38 does not require a driver to use a turn signal when exiting a roundabout, and the evidence of McCorkell’s driving under suspension is fruit of the poisonous tree. [¶2] We addressed McCorkell’s arguments in City of Lincoln v. Schuler, 2021 ND 123, ¶¶ 10-11. We conclude the officer had reasonable suspicion to make the stop, and the district court did not err in denying McCorkell’s motion to suppress. The criminal judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7). [¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Cherie L. Clark, D.J. [¶4] The Honorable Cherie L. Clark, D.J., sitting in place of VandeWalle, J., disqualified.