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GARCIA-MENDOZA v. 2003 CHEVY TAHOE

No. A13-0445.

852 N.W.2d 659 (2014)

Daniel GARCIA-MENDOZA, Appellant, v. 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, VIN #1GNEC13V23R143453, PLATE #235JBM, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 20, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk M. Anderson , Anderson Law Firm, PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Beverly J. Wolfe , Julie K. Bowman , Assistant Hennepin County Attorneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondents.

Teresa Nelson , Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Peter M. Routhier , Bruce Jones , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.

Katelynn McBride , Anthony B. Sanders , Lee U. McGrath , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Institute for Justice.

Scott A. Hersey , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota County Attorneys Association.

Max A. Keller , Keller Law Offices, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice.

OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether the exclusionary rule adopted by the United States Supreme Court to deter future Fourth Amendment violations is applicable to civil forfeiture actions brought under Minn.Stat. §§ 609.531-.5319 (2012). Appellant Daniel Garcia-Mendoza was stopped by police officers on suspicion that he did not have a valid driver's license, and was issued a traffic citation. During an inventory search...

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