State ex rel. Sanford v. District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District ex rel. County of Carbon

Relator has filed an original proceeding seeking a writ of supervisory control to review and reverse the district court’s denial of his motions to dismiss and suppress in a criminal prosecution against him in the district court of Carbon County.

Relator is Ron Sanford who was charged with burglary of the Stockman Bar and Cafe in Bridger, Montana, at an unspecified date between March 25 and April 12, 1975.

On May 1, 1975, the Carbon County attorney applied for a search warrant of a house and garage in Bridger occupied by defendant. The district judge issued the search warrant and it was executed…