State v. Ronnebaum

OPINION

L.J. IRVINE, Judge.

This is a pretrial appeal by the state from an order suppressing an inculpatory statement made by respondent Russ Ron-nebaum and sought to be used by appellant in a prosecution for second-degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn.Stat. § 609.343, subd. 1(a) (1988). We affirm.

FACTS

Ronnebaum’s brother, Richard, and former sister-in-law, Patricia, contacted Hubbard County authorities sometime after January 30, 1988, claiming that respondent had sexually abused their daughter, D.M.R., who was then four years old. Richard informed authorities that on January 30, 1988, he and…