State v. McKnight

ORDER

This appeal is from an order granting respondents’ motion to suppress evidence that was seized pursuant to an allegedly defective search warrant. The State petitions for a writ of mandamus or supersedeas to allow admission of the evidence. The State asserts the suppression order significantly impairs the prosecution of its case. Because neither mandamus nor supersedeas is an appropriate form of relief in this case, we deny the State’s petition.

We take this opportunity, however, to address respondents’ contention that the suppression order is not directly appealable. A pre-trial order…