North Dakota Supreme Court January 23, 1981, Cr. 735 (State v. Johnson)

SAND, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Neil Johnson [Johnson], from a jury verdict of guilty for theft of property. Johnson alleges that the trial court erred by failing to suppress the State’s introduction into evidence of a blue, portable air compressor because the deputy sheriff obtained the air

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compressor as the result of a warrantless search and seizure.