State v. Mohs

OPINION

ANDERSON, Paul H., Justice.

After Jeffrey David Mohs failed to appear for a pretrial hearing and a jury trial, the Anoka County District Court issued a bench warrant for his arrest. While executing this warrant, the police discovered and seized a plastic bag containing methamphetamine. Mohs was subsequently charged with a fifth-degree controlled substance offense. Mohs moved to suppress the evidence seized during his arrest, claiming that the bench warrant violated the federal and state constitutions because it was not based upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation and did…