State v. Rose

— At issue is whether an unconstitutional *390warrantless search occurred when a police officer looked with the aid of a flashlight through an unobstructed window of Defendant’s mobile home during the evening. We hold that the officer’s observations did not constitute an illegal search, and accordingly reverse the trial court’s suppression order.

Defendant Ryan B. Rose rented property from John Yarton. Yarton was entitled to use part of a garage located to the right of a parking lot on the property for storage, and he maintained the property by mowing the lawns and cutting brush. A mobile home was…