State v. Vennell

Defendant, who was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Defendant was a passenger in a car during a traffic stop. During the course of the stop, the police directed the driver and all passengers, including defendant, to get out of the car. One of the officers asked for and received defendant’s consent to search his pockets, which contained methamphetamine paraphernalia and marijuana. In the trial court, the state did not dispute that the police had seized defendant at the time that the officer asked defendant…