State v. Marquis

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The State appeals from an interlocutory order of the Superior Court, Somerset County, suppressing evidence obtained from the residence of Duane Marquis upon the execution of a search warrant issued by the District Court, Skowhegan. Marquis had been indicted for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 353 (1983). Although we do not address the issue posed by the State, we agree that it was error to grant the defendant’s motion to suppress. Accordingly, we vacate the suppression order.

Bruce E. Bristow, a detective with the Somerset County Sheriff’s…