STATE v. HELFRICH

No. 14744.

600 P.2d 816 (1979)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Richard HELFRICH, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, Donald E. White, County Atty., Gregory R. Todd, argued, Deputy County Atty., Bozeman, for plaintiff and appellant.

Goetz & Madden, James H. Goetz argued, Bozeman, for defendant and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

The State of Montana appeals from an order of the Gallatin District Court granting defendant's motion to suppress all evidence resulting from an illegal search and seizure.

On July 25, 1978, Mildred Arnold telephoned the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office. She informed the answering officer that she observed what she thought was a number of marijuana plants growing in the yard of her neighbor, Richard Helfrich, in Willow Creek, Montana. A deputy...

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