A.C.C. v. State

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Presiding Judge:

11 A.C.C. appeals the juvenile court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained when his probation officer searched his backpack and found drug paraphernalia. AC.C. argues the juvenile court erred in holding that juvenile probation officers do not need reasonable suspicion before conducting warrantless searches of their probationers. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

12 The search at issue in this case occurred on September 21, 1998, and was conducted by Officer Wyatt Stanworth who had been A.C.C.'s probation officer for a little over a year. Prior to…