State v. Gonzales

WAHL, Justice.

This is a pretrial criminal appeal by the state, pursuant to Minn.R.Crim.P. 29.03, from an order of the district court suppressing evidence in a criminal prosecution. The trial court suppressed the evidence in question on the ground that it was the fruit of a search warrant which inaccurately described the place to be searched. We reverse and remand for trial.

In July 1981 an apartment on Wood Street in St. Paul was burglarized and stereo equipment was taken.

On August 21, Sergeant Richard Ward of the St. Paul Police Department received a call from the victim, who said a friend…