State v. Noble

¶ 1. WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

The court of appeals reversed the perjury conviction of Debra Noble after concluding that her testimony during a John Doe proceeding should have been suppressed because during the proceeding she was questioned by a law enforcement officer who was not licensed to practice law. The court regarded the officer's conduct as a violation of the unauthorized practice of law statute and concluded that, although neither a constitutional violation nor a statutory violation requiring suppression occurred, suppression was still necessary as a sanction. We dis*211agree. Even…