The Minnesota Court of Appeals determines that warrantless seizure violated client’s constitutional rights.

In State v. Taylor, A24-1612, the Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed with Anders Erickson’s argument that law enforcement violated his client’s constitutional rights by towing his client’s vehicle before obtaining a warrant to search the vehicle.

The court of appeals determined that law enforcement’s observation of a small piece of cellophane inside client’s vehicle and the odor of marijuana did not provide law enforcement with probable cause to seize client’s vehicle without a warrant.

Following the court of appeals’ opinion, the State dismissed client’s ineligible possession of a firearm charge.