State v. Houston
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
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…
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