Legal Opinion
State v. Lanctot
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1998No. Criminal 980218PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kapsner, Justice.
[¶ 1] Douglas Joseph Lanctot appealed from a conviction for unlawful use of a license entered upon a conditional plea of guilty. We hold a police officer’s warrantless search of Lanctot’s billfold was a valid search incident to a custodial arrest. We therefore affirm the conviction.
[¶ 2] At approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 26, 1998, two West Fargo police officers went to Pappy’s Cars and Auto Repair to execute a warrant authorizing the arrest of Lanctot for a probation violation. After entering Pappy’s, the officers asked an employee if Lanctot was there. The employee…
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