State v. Anderson

¶ 1 Robert Duane Anderson (Anderson) appeals from the judgment entered by the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, on his conviction for criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors. We reverse and remand.

¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Anderson’s motion to suppress.

BACKGROUND

¶3 On October 8,1996, Detective Steve Hurtig (Hurtig) of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) applied for and received a search warrant from the Lincoln County Justice Court (Justice…