State v. Wilson

Green, J.:

While visiting a friend’s home, James E. Wilson was detained by police officers. Although the police possessed a warrant to search the residence, Wilson was not named in the search warrant. After Wilson consented to a search of his person, a police officer recovered a bag of crack cocaine from a pocket in Wilson’s clothing. Before searching Wilson, the officer observed that Wilson posed no threat to the officer. In addition, the officer noted that no drugs or contraband were within Wilson’s proximity. Finally, the officer observed that Wilson was not involved in any criminal…