State v. Belcher

*403WARREN, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for burglary in the first degree. He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in a small leather bag inside his backpack. He further challenges the trial court’s failure to suppress certain statements that he made. We affirm.

Defendant was involved in a fight at a public parking lot. When the police arrived, he and other participants fled. Some of the remaining bystanders informed the police officer that one of the fighters had dropped a wallet, which was lying on the ground. None of the witnesses knew who…