State v. Kori Lynn Ward

GRATTON, Judge.

The State appeals from the district court’s order granting Kori Lynn Ward’s motion to suppress.

I

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Officers responded to a third-party report that Ward had attempted to commit suicide by slitting her wrists. The two officers approached Ward’s residence to determine if paramedics were necessary and to ensure her safety. The paramedics were parked down the street waiting for the officers to notify them it was safe to enter. The officers could hear loud music coming from the residence and they found a spent shotgun shell in the front yard. When one of…