Legal Opinion
State v. Goodrich
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 15, 1977No. 46101PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
On the basis of evidence obtained during an “inventory” of defendant’s automobile, which had been impounded when defendant was arrested for “driving under the influence,” Minn.St. 169.121, subd. 1(a), defendant, William C. Goodrich, was found guilty of two counts of possession of controlled substances, Minn.St. 152.09, subd. 1(2). On appeal, defendant asserts that the evidence was inadmissible, being the fruit of an unconstitutional search. We hold that where police assumed custody of defendant’s automobile for no legitimate state purpose other than safekeeping, and where…
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