State v. Creel

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was charged with misdemeanor theft. Police officers were called by a reliable witness who saw the defendant and a companion illegally removing coins from parking meters. The police arrested the defendant and found keys to parking meters, but no large quantity of coins on his person. A search of the defendant’s car, which was legally parked a half block away, uncovered a large quantity of coins in a bag under the driver’s seat. A motion to suppress the evidence found in the automobile was granted. The state appeals from the order suppressing the coins.

1. The state…