Legal Opinion
State v. Willis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 18, 1982No. 81-503PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of being a felon in possession of a pistol in violation of Minn.Stat. § 624.713, subd. (l)(b) and (2) (1980). The trial court sentenced defendant to an executed prison term of 32 months, which is the presumptive sentence for a severity level III offense, committed by one with defendant’s conviction history score of six. On appeal from judgment of conviction, defendant contends that the trial court erred by not suppressing the weapon on Fourth Amendment grounds and that the evidence that defendant constructively possessed the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. LothenbachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. FlorineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. VohnoutkaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
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