Legal Opinion

State v. Clark

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 21, 1977No. 46056, 46070PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Scott, Justice.

These are consolidated appeals from judgments of the Dakota County District Court convicting Jimmie F. Pavelka and Diane M. Clark of unlawful possession of controlled substances. On appeal defendants dispute the findings of the district court following a Rasmussen hearing on suppression of evidence. The case centers on the legality of the warrantless arrests of the defendants, pursuant to which evidence leading to their convictions was seized. Appellants seek suppression of seized evidence and ask that their convictions be set aside.

At about 6 p.m. on February 4, 1975, Officer…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Davis v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. MerrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  2. United States v. Douglas Edward RamboCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. State v. LienSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  4. State v. LohnesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. State v. SlifkaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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