Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1984No. 8636PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
HAYASHI, J.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether a search *182warrant was required before a police officer opened a knapsack made of thin material through which he felt, after lawfully seizing the sack, what seemed to be the butt of a handgun. The trial court suppressed the gun, ruling that the officer was not entitled to open the knapsack once it was removed from the immediate control of the defendant. The Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed, upholding the search under a “plain feel” rule. State v. Ortiz, 4 Haw. App. 143, 662 P.2d 517 (1983). We affirm…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by39 opinions
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