Legal Opinion
City of St. Paul v. Myles
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 15, 1974No. 43459PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, Justice.
Defendant appeals from conviction in St. Paul Municipal Court of operating a vehicle with a noisy muffler, simple assault, and illegal transportation of a firearm. The principal issue on this appeal is whether evidence discovered in a police “inventory” of the contents of an automobile prior to impounding the car is the product of an unreasonable search and seizure and therefore inadmissible.
On June 1, 1971, at approximately 1:35 a.m., St. Paul police officers Ballis and Robilliard observed an automobile having a noisy exhaust system. After following the car for a few blocks…
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