STATE v. BROOKS

Nos. A11-1042, A11-1043.

838 N.W.2d 563 (2013)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Wesley Eugene BROOKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Patrick J. Ciliberto , Scott County Attorney, Todd P. Zettler , Assistant County Attorney, Shakopee, Minnesota, for respondent.

Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Michael Richardson , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Jeffrey S. Sheridan , Strandemo, Sheridan & Dulas, P.A., Eagan, Minnesota; and Eric McCloud , McCloud Law Firm, PLLC, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Alan I. Gilbert , Solicitor General, Stephen D. Melchionne , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae State of Minnesota.


OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether the police violated the Fourth Amendment rights of appellant Wesley Eugene Brooks when they took blood and urine samples from him without a search warrant. Because we conclude that Brooks consented to the searches at issue, and thus that a warrant was unnecessary, we affirm.

This case arises out of three separate driving incidents that took place during a 6-month period...

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