State v. Lindsey

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Minn.Stat. §§ 152.09, subd. 1(1), 152.15, subd. 1(2) (1988). Following an adverse ruling on his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant, appellant Mose Lindsey waived a jury trial and was found guilty on stipulated facts. Upon examination of law governing telephonic application for a warrant, we reverse.

FACTS

Police began surveillance of a St. Paul apartment shared by Carol Middlebrooks and appellant Mose Lindsey in late October 1988. They had received…