Legal Opinion
State v. Britton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 13, 2000No. C9-98-968PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANCASTER, Justice.
Appellant was driving a friend’s car when he was pulled over by Minneapolis police officers, who suspected the car was stolen because it had a broken side window. We hold that the stop violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure and reverse the court of appeals’ opinion affirming the trial court.
At approximately 11:00 p.m. on March 3, 1998, two Minneapolis police officers, on routine patrol in North Minneapolis, noticed a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass with a broken driver-side rear passenger window covered with a plastic bag. Suspecting that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by59 opinions
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