State v. Johnson

The clash in legal principles here is whether a provision of our constitution is to be rendered meaningless by a rule of evidence. We have on the one hand the provisions of our state constitution:

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons and property against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall be inviolate; and no warrant shall issue but on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or property to be seized.” (Bill of Rights, § 15.)

And in criminal proceedings, “No person shall be a witness against…