Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided September 19, 1986No. C0-85-1796PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We granted the petition of the state to review the 4-3 decision of the Court of Appeals in State v. Davis, 390 N.W.2d 4 (Minn.App.1986), which reversed the DWI conviction of Russell Joseph Davis on the ground that the stop which led to his arrest was an illegal stop based on a tip from an anonymous informant. Holding that the stop was legal, we reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the judgment of conviction.

At 2:12 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 1985, St. Paul Police Officer John Cannefax was stopped on eastbound 11th Street at the intersection with Jackson waiting for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Alfonso Sierra-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  2. Marben v. State, Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. Olson v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  4. State v. LindquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  5. State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In Re Welfare of G. (NMN) M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  2. State v. McCloskeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  3. Beckner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  4. City of Minnetonka v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  5. State v. LykkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987

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