STATE v. SMITH

No. A10-0916.

814 N.W.2d 346 (2012)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Brandon Ryan SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and James C. Backstrom , Dakota County Attorney, Cheri A. Townsend , Assistant County Attorney, Hastings, MN, for respondent.

David W. Merchant , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Roy G. Spurbeck , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, MN, for appellant.


OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

The State charged Brandon R. Smith with gross misdemeanor possession of a pistol without a permit and misdemeanor illegal transportation of a firearm. The charges resulted from Smith's possession of a pistol retrieved from his car by two state troopers during an otherwise lawful traffic stop. At a contested omnibus hearing before the Dakota County District Court, Smith challenged...

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