Legal Opinion

State v. Parker

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 21, 1969No. 41538PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Otis, Justice.

This is a prosecution on an indictment charging defendants with possession of narcotics. The State of Minnesota appeals from an order of the district court suppressing evidence obtained through a search warrant executed by police officers who failed to announce their authority and purpose before gaining entry.

On March 26, 1968, Robert P. Kunz, a police officer for the city of St. Paul, petitioned for and obtained from the municipal court a warrant to search the premises at 649 Selby Avenue for narcotics, dangerous drugs, and drug-dispensing equipment. The following day at about…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. AttawayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. LienSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. ScaliseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Parsley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. LujanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971

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