Legal Opinion
State of Iowa v. Jesse Michael Gaskins
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 30, 2015No. 13–1915PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*3HECHT, Justice.
After making a routine traffic stop for an expired license plate,, a police officer smelled marijuana and confiscated one marijuana blunt from the motorist. The officer ordered the motorist from the vehicle and arrested him for possession of marijuana. After the motorist and his passenger were placed in a squad car, a search of the passenger compartment at the scene of the arrest revealed a small portable locked safe. A police officer opened the safe without obtaining a search warrant and discovered additional marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a gun. The motorist was charged…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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3Cited by125 opinions
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