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State v. Martin

Citations

  • 253 N.W.2d 404
  • 1977 Minn. LEXIS 1587

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  • holding that an arrest for possession of marijuana was illegal because possession was a petty misdemeanor
  • holding that under Minn. R. Crim. P. 6.01, subd. 1(1)(a), officer could not subject defendant to custodial arrest for petty misdemeanor and therefore, search was not valid as incident to arrest
  • holding that the Minnesota Rules of Procedure give the officer \no discretion to subject defendant to a custodial arrest for a petty misdemeanor.\
  • holding that an arrest based on probable cause for possessing a small amount of marijuana was unconstitutional and, as a result, so was a search incident to that arrest
  • holding that under Minn. R.Crim. P. 6.01, subd. l(l)(a), officer could not subject defendant to custodial arrest for petty misdemeanor and therefore, search was not valid as incident to arrest
  • holding invalid under Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure arrest of defendant for petty misdemeanor offense of possession of small quantity of marijuana and invalidating contemporaneous search of defendant as violative of Fourth Amendment

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Judges: Sheran

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