Olson v. State

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER.

This appeal requires us to decide whether a criminal judgement is “void” (as that term is used in habeas corpus jurisprudence) if, at the defendant’s trial, the government relied on evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment. For the reasons explained here, we conclude that such judge-ments are not void.

Underlying facts of the case, and Olson’s direct appeal

In 2010, Glenn Olson was convicted of second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree assault (upon different victims). Olson appealed these convictions to this Court, and we affirmed his convictions in…