Legal Opinion

Boulet v. State

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 1973No. 10901-PRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Jon Lloyd Boulet from a judgment of the Superior Court of Yavapai County forfeiting Boulet’s 1965 Ford Econoline to the State pursuant to § 36-1041 et seq., A.R.S. The Court of Appeals, Division One, reversed, 17 Ariz. App. 64, 495 P.2d 504 (1972). The case is before us on the State’s petition for review.

We consider only one question and that is: What is the constitutionally permissible scope of a warrantless inventory search of an automobile taken into possession by law enforcement officials?

The facts necessary for a determination of this…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Vargas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. State v. ScarboroughArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  3. State v. RuizArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  4. State v. BradfordCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
  5. State of Arizona v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975

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