State v. Hoagland

OTIS H. GODFREY, Jr., Justice. *

This is a consolidated appeal taken by defendants Joseph Hoagland, Jon Hoag-land, and Duane Ferdig, each of whom was convicted by a jury of obstructing legal process, in violation of Minn.St. 609.50. During trial the defendants admitted interfering with an investigation by state conservation officers of suspected game violations at the Hoagland farm, but contended they were entitled to do so because the proposed search was illegal. We affirm.

On the evening of October 15, 1976, a state conservation officer was parked out of sight on a gravel road near the Joseph…