Legal Opinion
State v. Greenslit
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 3, 1989No. 87-175PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana in violation of 18 V.S.A. § 4224(a), claiming that probable cause was lacking for the warrantless search and seizure of evidence which led to his conviction. We disagree and affirm.
The facts were stipulated at trial. Defendant was one of four occupants of a car parked at a swimming hole off Route 100 in Rochester, Vermont. The local constable spotted the car while on patrol, parked behind it, and ran a check on the license plate. The check revealed that the owner was under suspension for an insurance violation. Deciding to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Thomas Norman GayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Abdula IlaziCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Nicholas Salvatore DigiacomoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. MooreOhio Supreme Court · 2000
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- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Gregory W. Zullo v. State of VermontSupreme Court of Vermont · 2019
- State v. GuzmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
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