Court Opinion

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FILED
                                                                        IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                     CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                          OCTOBER 11, 2023
                                                                      STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                 IN THE SUPREME COURT
                 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                2023 ND 193

State of North Dakota,                                 Plaintiff and Appellee
     v.
Lawrence Alexander Harris,                          Defendant and Appellant

                               No. 20230033

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial
District, the Honorable Bruce A. Romanick, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Dennis H. Ingold, Assistant State’s Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and
appellee.

Kiara C. Kraus-Parr, Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant.
                                State v. Harris
                                 No. 20230033

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Lawrence Alexander Harris appeals from a criminal judgment and a
district court order denying his motion to suppress evidence. On appeal, Harris
argues the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence from
the traffic stop of the vehicle in which he was a passenger because the officers
did not have reasonable and articulable suspicion to conduct the stop. We
conclude the district court did not err in denying Harris’ motion to suppress
because there was reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle.

[¶2] While not argued in the district court, Harris also argues on appeal there
was no reasonable and articulable basis to detain him following the stop of the
vehicle. We decline to address this argument. State v. Dockter, 2019 ND 203,
¶ 8, 932 N.W.2d 98 (issues not raised or considered in the district court will not
be addressed on appeal). We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2)
and (7).

[¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
     Daniel J. Crothers
     Lisa Fair McEvers
     Jerod E. Tufte
     Douglas A. Bahr

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