State v. Hansen

Police unlawfully 1 entered defendant’s residence, believing marijuana there to be present, arrested defendant for possession of marijuana and held him while a warrant was obtained upon an affidavit that did not contain any evidence of probable cause derived from the entry and arrest. The marijuana was not discovered and physically taken until the search pursuant to the warrant. The issue is whether the unlawful entry and “securing of the premises” requires that the marijuana be suppressed.

Throughout the testimony given in the hearing upon the motion to suppress, the term “secure the…