Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of J.W.K.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 14, 1998No. CX-97-1696PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLAPHAKE, Judge.
The district court ordered suppression of J.W.K.’s blood comparison test and confession, ruling that the blood test exceeded the scope of J.W.K.’s consent and the confession was the fruit of the unconstitutional search. We affirm.
FACTS
On May 27, 1996, a home in New London was burglarized and vandalized. Police collected blood they found splattered in the home. The investigating detective suspected J.W.K., then 15 years old, of the crime.
On October 12,1996, someone vandalized a New London golf course and stole golf carts. Evidence led investigating officers to include…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re the Welfare of J.W.K.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998