Date: November 2023
Case: Third-Degree Controlled Substance Sale
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was pulled over by the police at night in Carver County. The officers told Nicole’s client they had probable cause to search the vehicle based on the smell of marijuana. Following the search, Nicole’s client was charged with a Felony 3rd Degree Drug charge. After reviewing the evidence, Nicole filed a motion to dismiss charges based upon the illegal expansion of the stop into a search of her client’s vehicle. The judge ruled that the search of the vehicle violated Nicole’s clients 4th amendment rights and all evidence after the stop was inadmissible at trial. Based on this ruling, the Judge determined that the State lacked probable cause to continue with the matter and dismissed the case.