Driving while Intoxicated – Instruction re: Probable Cause 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, March 15, 2010
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1. 10A Minnesota Practice, CRIMJIG 29.28 (Supp. 2009), does not accurately state the definition of probable cause because it implies that a law-enforcement officer’s subjective belief alone is sufficient to justify a traffic stop. The incorrect instruction had no significant impact on the verdict in this case, however, because in explaining the reason for his ...