McAllister v. State

WALSH, Justice.

In this appeal from the Superior Court, we consider whether a warrantless search of a probationer’s person and residence, conducted by State probation officers, was proper. We conclude that, given the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s confrontation with probation officers, the officers had probable cause to conduct the search and the Superior Court correctly concluded that the drugs subsequently seized from the defendant should not have been suppressed. Accordingly, we affirm.

I

On March 14, 1997, the appellant, Curtis McAlister (“McAllister”), was arrested on drug…