North Dakota v. Gardner
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Steven Gardner appealed a district court order deferring the imposition of sentence following his conditional guilty plea to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to deliver. He also appealed an order denying his motion to suppress evidence found in a package that was neither addressed to him, nor sent to his residence. Gardner argued he was the owner of a package unconstitutionally seized by police, and his rights were violated by that seizure and the subsequent search of that package. After review, the North Dakota Supreme Court concluded the totality of the evidence entered in the district court record demonstrated Gardner had a sufficient possessory interest in the package at the time it was seized at the UPS facility to claim his personal, constitutional rights were violated. Accordingly, all evidence flowing from the illegal seizure and subsequent search should have been suppressed. The Supreme Court reversed the district court's order denying Gardner's motion to suppress, and remanded this matter to allow Gardner to withdraw his guilty plea.
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