Legal Opinion
State v. DeCoteau
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1999No. 980265PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] Randy DeCoteau appeals from his criminal judgment for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. DeCoteau entered a conditional plea of guilty with right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of entry into his home. Because the entry by officers into DeCoteau’s home violated the Fourth Amendment, the evidence should have been suppressed, and we reverse.
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[¶ 2] On May 3, 1998, four Mandan police officers investigated an anonymous report of a domestic disturbance in southwest Mandan at the residence of DeCoteau and…
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