Legal Opinion
Lamont Wilford v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 2016No. 49S02-1602-CR-110PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1408-CR-534
RUSH, Chief Justice.
Both the Federal and State Constitutions protect Hoosiers’ private property from unreasonable State intrusion. And so, every inquiry into a warrantless im-poundment and inventory search of a vehicle — like any other warrantless search or seizure — ultimately depends on whether those measures were reasonable based oh the surrounding facts.
Here, police impounded Defendant’s ear from a parking lot because he was arrested for driving while suspended, the registered owner (his sister) was not…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Osvaldo Rodriguez-MoralesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
- Fair v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Mary Osborne v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2016
- Scott Randall v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Robert Weathers v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- Hamilton v. City of New AlbanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Andre Anderson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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