Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 13, 1999No. C3-98-1260PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
Appellant challenges the trial court’s pretrial order denying his motion to suppress evidence, arguing that a guest in his hotel room did not have authority to consent to a police search of the room and room safe. Because the guest did not have authority to consent to the search of the locked safe, we reverse.
FACTS
In September 1997, St. Paul Police Officer Karels, while on routine patrol, interrupted an argument between a woman and two men in the Days Inn Hotel parking lot. One of the men was appellant Nathan Thomas. The woman was Carolyn Harrison. Noticing a strong smell…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. William E. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- In Re the Welfare of D.A.G.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. MirandaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001