State v. Barron

This case involves an alleged unlawful search of defendant’s car. He was charged with and convicted of entering a motor vehicle with intent to steal. Evidence of a search made of defendant’s car prior to •the time he was arrested for the offense charged was received over objection. This is the only issue on this appeal.

The facts which present the issue were these: On the evening of March 15, 1963, a man named Vincent drove his car into a parking lot adjacent to a restaurant and bar located in the outskirts of Medford. Vincent observed what appeared to him to be a person lurking about other…