State v. Campbell

¶1 This case raises the issue of whether an officer with probable cause to believe that a car contains contraband may seize and hold not only the car for the time reasonably required to obtain a warrant and conduct a search, but also a purse belonging to an occupant as to whom individualized probable cause does not exist. Given the circumstances of this case and the trial court’s unchallenged findings and conclusions, Maya Campbell’s purse fell within the scope of the search warrant that the officers were seeking and obtained. Officers therefore had the authority to deny Ms. Campbell access…