STATE v. BEACH

Nos. 45529, 45530 and 45531.

231 N.W.2d 75 (1975)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Wesley BEACH, Respondent. STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Thomas Hooker FULLER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., William B. Randall, Co. Atty., Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for appellant.

Mandel & Stiegler and Alan L. Stiegler, Minneapolis, for Beach.

John E. Daubney, St. Paul, for Fuller.

Heard before ROGOSHESKE, YETKA and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

Appeals by the state from orders of the District Court of Ramsey County suppressing certain tape recordings and partial transcripts made therefrom, and prohibiting their use by the prosecution's chief witness to refresh his memory for trial.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Prior to March 25, 1974, information had been given to Warren Schmidt, director of the Division of Investigation of the Legislative Audit Commission,

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