Mori v. State

The dispositive point on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress a wallet found in defendant Modesto Mori’s home, as well as the evidence which flowed therefrom. We affirm.

Almost concurrently, the police received complaints that Mori’s apartment as well as that of his adjacent neighbor had been burglarized. The neighbor lived in a disconnected apartment. Investigating officers ultimately arrested Mori and took him into custody by hand-cuffing his arms behind his back. Mori maintained he was a crime victim rather than a perpetrator. Acting on this claim, an…