Legal Opinion

State v. Houston

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 18, 1984No. C4-84-608PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

Appellant Verdel Houston was charged and convicted of aggravated robbery. He challenges the admission of a photograph seized during a warrantless search and claims the evidence was insufficient to convict. We find the photograph was improperly admitted and reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

On February 17, 1982, a man in a stocking cap armed with a dangerous weapon robbed a Brook’s Superette convenience store. The Brook’s cashier clerk was later shown photographs taken from a surveillance camera in the store and identified an individual in the photographs as the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Overline v. State, Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  3. State v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  4. State v. JohnsonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. State v. JohnsonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1985

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