People v. Aarness

Opinion by

Judge WEBB.

Defendant, Joshua M. Aarness, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of drug and weapons charges. Following the verdict, defendant pleaded guilty to habitual criminal counts. Under the plea agreement, he reserved the right to challenge the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We conclude the motion should have been granted, and therefore we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The police department received an anonymous telephone call that identified defendant, gave his physical description, reported he was armed,…