STATE v. ZIMMERMAN

Cr. No. 940209.

529 N.W.2d 171 (1995)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Michael T. ZIMMERMAN, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom M. Henning, Asst. State's Atty., Dickinson, for plaintiff and appellant.

Dennis W. Lindquist of Murtha & Murtha, Dickinson, for defendant and appellee.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

The State appeals an order suppressing evidence that Michael Zimmerman unlawfully possessed dead deer. The trial court ruled there was no valid consent to search the Zimmerman farmstead. We address the issue of who has common authority over premises to consent to a search, and reverse the order.

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A North Dakota Game and Fish Department warden obtained a search warrant for a building on the Michael Zimmerman farm, on November...

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