Morris v. State

I cannot discern that anything the deputy sheriff did in this ease was unreasonable or was not sanctioned by sound legal authority. Consequently, I would affirm Morris’ conviction, and I must dissent from the contrary ruling by the majority of the Court. The focus in this case must be upon Morris’ condition and the situation confronting the deputy sheriff, not simply upon the fact that a wallet was examined.

The approach of the Illinois Supreme Court is far more sound:

We cannot agree with this line of reasoning, for as indicated by the great number of search and seizure cases before the courts…