Court Opinion

ID: 9737639
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:31:08.657164+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:00.406352
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MAHAN, J.
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent. Grant filed a motion to suppress but did not seek a ruling thereon prior to proceeding to a trial on stipulated facts. It was only after her appeal was filed that appellate counsel filed a separate motion seeking a ruling *856from the district court on the motion to suppress. The majority correctly concludes the district court did not have jurisdiction to address the motion to suppress at that time. However, the majority then concludes it is “quite clear” from the record that the district court had previously implicitly overruled the motion to suppress. I disagree.
It is a defendant’s duty to seek a ruling on a motion to suppress. That did not happen under this record. Appellate counsel recognized this and attempted to correct the matter after the appeal was filed. This attempt was unsuccessful. I disagree with the majority’s conclusion the district court “implicitly overruled” the motion to suppress simply by proceeding to a trial on stipulated facts. It would be more reasonable under these facts to conclude the district court considered the motion withdrawn. I would conclude the issue has not been preserved for review and would affirm the district court.