State v. Frink

Otis, Justice.

Defendants were charged on October 30, 1970, with possession of narcotic drugs consisting of heroin, hashish, and marijuana, in violation of Minn. St. 1969, §§ 618.01 and 618.02. The offenses were felonies under Minn. St. 1969, § 618.21. In June 1971, prior to arraignment in the district court, the county attorney and counsel for defendants presented to this court a petition for a writ of prohibition which raised the issue of whether evidence obtained by intercepting messages transmitted over the telephone of defendant Robert Mix would be admissible in the pending trial. By…